Wall Street fluctuates as equities track oil prices

By Tanya AgrawalREUTERS – U.S. stock indexes fluctuated on Thursday as equities tracked oil prices.Oil pared earlier gains but remained steady after jumping 7 percent on Wednesday as the dollar weakened after weak U.S. data and comments from a Fed policymaker signaled that further rate hikes could be delayed. The dollar index which measures the greenback againsta basket of six major currencies, hit 96.25, its lowest level in more than three months. “In the short term, we really need