A late lift carried funds and the broader market Thursday.
Mixed indications of a slow recovery keep most names in tight range.
Metals and oil fall, but financials weather market drift.
Investors cautiously sit on the sidelines as crude prices fall.
Oil prices fall below $63 a barrel, hurting energy and oil ETFs.
Falling oil prices hurt energy; Samsung outlook lifts South Korea ETF.
Crude oil gains help lift some ETFs in a mostly positive trading session.
In flat trading day, gold and oil gain, while natural gas loses ground.
Crude's fall means natural resources ETFs are session's biggest losers.
Crude jumped over $70 a barrel this week, boosting natural-resources funds.