In the absence of our daily CDS market closing commentary (some people actually enjoy taking vacations), I provide you with RANsquawk 's equity and credit EOD wraps. Equities finished higher, in spite of economic data not meeting analyst estimates, as higher WTI prices helped push indices higher. As a result of gains in WTI prices, energy majors posted solid gains, with Exxon (2.22%) finishing a leading gainer in S&P 500 index. Also, giving boost to the S&P 500 index was Microsoft (2.1