GLOBAL MARKETS - Wall Street Wavers, Crude Drops on Demand Softness, CPI Jitters

GLOBAL MARKET - NEW YORK. U.S. stocks struggled to extend gains and crude prices dipped as concerns over softening global demand held risk appetite in check ahead of key inflation data expected on Wednesday.

Market participants were girding themselves for the Labor Department's closely watched consumer price index (CPI) report, and the first debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, who are locked in a tight race for the White House.