News Summary (DAL, CAL, UAUA, JBLU, LUV, EV)

US Airlines showed mixed results today with 6 of its 13 components trading reasonably higher. Some of the shares in positive territory were Delta Air Lines DAL, Continental Airlines CAL and UAL Corp UAUA. The shares showing slight losses were JetBlue Airways JBLU and Southwest Airlines LUV. The NYSE Arca Airline Index (XAL) was up by about 0.02%. Crude-oil futures dipped to a 6-week low today, following a trade group report that showed a surprise rise in the US crude inventories last week. Crude-oil futures for September delivery lost 2.2% to $74.12 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX). The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) was almost flat, one day after it advanced 2.6%. Shares of Eaton Vance Corp EV fell about 3.5% after the company posted weaker-than-expected quarterly earnings. Read more from Benzinga's Markets.