** Shares of propane and fuel oil distributer Suburban
Propane Partners L.P. SPH.N down 2.14% at $15.98, amid a surge
in border market indices
** Co's Q4 net loss widens to $54.2 mln, or 86 cents/shr,
from $16.4 mln, or 26 cents/shr, last year
** Co says it took a $26.5 mln loss on derivatives
** SPH's cost of products sold rises to $135.8 mln from
$67.5 a year-ago period
** The S&P 500 .SPX gains 4.2% and Nasdaq Composite
.IXIC jumps 6% as cooling inflation spurs hopes of smaller
rate hikes
** So far this year, SPH shares gain ~9%
(Reporting by Ankit Kumar in Bengaluru)
((Ankit.Kumar2@thomsonreuters.com))