Oxford Square Capital (OXSQ) was rising 0.5% after saying its board has approved the terms of a transferable rights offering to purchase up to about 16.6 million of its common shares. In economic news, the US seasonally adjusted consumer price index rose 0.4% in April, right on expectations in a survey compiled by Bloomberg and following a 0.1% increase in March. Tuesday's hour-long meeting ended with both Republican and Democrat leaders failing to resolve the issue of a "clean debt deal" or one with compulsory budget cuts.