Asian shares are mixed and Brent crude at $104 a barrel after Trump says US will buy Russian diesel
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Asian shares are mixed and Brent crude at $104 a barrel after Trump says US will buy Russian diesel WRAL
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- LMT Lockheed Martin
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- RTX RTX
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- NOC Northrop Grumman
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR
Energy prices move when Russian supply is at risk
- GD General Dynamics
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense
A fund of aerospace and defense companies
- XOM Exxon Mobil
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- CVX Chevron
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- USO United States Oil Fund
This fund moves with oil prices
- WEAT Teucrium Wheat
Wheat prices rise when Black Sea grain is disrupted
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
Asian shares are mixed and Brent crude at $104 a barrel after Trump says US will buy Russian diesel WRAL
Source: WRAL
Price since this story was published: United States Oil Fund (USO)
Since the first closing price after “Asian shares are mixed and Brent crude at $104 a barrel after Trump says US will buy Russian diesel,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is +5.04%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.47% over the same days, a +6.51% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +0.92%, a +4.13% difference versus that group of stocks.
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVX | that day | +1.43% | final price |
| CVX | the next day | +2.75% | final price |
| CVX | two days later | +4.76% | final price |
| CVX | three days later | +3.48% | final price |
| CVX | three days earlier | -3.22% | final price |
| CVX | five days earlier | -2.61% | final price |
| GD | that day | +1.14% | final price |
| GD | the next day | +0.35% | final price |
| GD | two days later | +0.99% | final price |
| GD | three days later | +1.70% | final price |
| GD | three days earlier | -1.46% | final price |
| GD | five days earlier | +0.12% | final price |
| ITA | that day | -0.28% | final price |
| ITA | the next day | -1.26% | final price |
| ITA | two days later | -1.17% | final price |
| ITA | three days later | +0.09% | final price |
| ITA | three days earlier | -1.47% | final price |
| ITA | five days earlier | +0.06% | final price |
| LMT | that day | +0.48% | final price |
| LMT | the next day | -1.13% | final price |
| LMT | two days later | +2.44% | final price |
| LMT | three days later | +4.55% | final price |
| LMT | three days earlier | -2.04% | final price |
| LMT | five days earlier | -0.61% | final price |
| NOC | that day | +0.86% | final price |
| NOC | the next day | +0.11% | final price |
| NOC | two days later | +3.08% | final price |
| NOC | three days later | +3.81% | final price |
| NOC | three days earlier | -1.50% | final price |
| NOC | five days earlier | -1.00% | final price |
Who collects and who pays in energy
Companies carried with this story
- USO United States Oil Fund
In “Asian shares are mixed and Brent crude at $104 a barrel after Trump says US will buy Russian diesel,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
- BNO United States Brent Oil Fund
United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Asian shares are mixed and Brent crude at $104 a barrel after Trump says US will buy Russian diesel.” Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
- XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr
For “Asian shares are mixed and Brent crude at $104 a barrel after Trump says US will buy Russian diesel,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
- XOP State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf
State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Asian shares are mixed and Brent crude at $104 a barrel after Trump says US will buy Russian diesel.” Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
- XLY Select Sector Spdr Tr
For “Asian shares are mixed and Brent crude at $104 a barrel after Trump says US will buy Russian diesel,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations
- IWM Ishares Tr
For “Asian shares are mixed and Brent crude at $104 a barrel after Trump says US will buy Russian diesel,” Ishares Tr (IWM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations
- HYG Ishares Tr
Ishares Tr (HYG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Asian shares are mixed and Brent crude at $104 a barrel after Trump says US will buy Russian diesel.” Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations
- IEI Ishares Tr
Ishares Tr (IEI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Asian shares are mixed and Brent crude at $104 a barrel after Trump says US will buy Russian diesel.” Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations
United States Oil Fund (USO) and the energy link
The 12 Oct 2026 story “Asian shares are mixed and Brent crude at $104 a barrel after Trump says US will buy Russian diesel” names United States Oil Fund (USO) because of Energy.
United States Oil Fund (USO) is on the page because Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
Also listed, United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO): Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
The price range for United States Oil Fund (USO), and the dates in the story
BNO traded between 57.39 and 67.79 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 67.10. USO traded between 141.82 and 162.99 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 160.80. XLE traded between 60.95 and 68.51 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 67.80.
The energy score for United States Oil Fund (USO)
100 out of 100
“Asian shares are mixed and Brent crude at $104 a barrel after Trump says US will buy Russian diesel” scores 100 out of 100. The score uses 12 sources, and 19 linked companies.