Range Resources fizzles, energy stocks stay weak

By Steve Gelsi, MarketWatch

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Energy stocks wrapped up a dismal week with more losses Friday as natural gas shares led the way into the red, but First Solar Inc. moved up as the broad equities market rebounded modestly.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average

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 rose 38 points, but provided little lift for the energy sector.
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