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Asian shares mostly advance but tech stocks remain volatile, while oil sinks 3.3%

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Asian shares mostly advance but tech stocks remain volatile, while oil sinks 3.3%

Asian shares are mostly higher but technology stocks remain volatile. Oil prices fell sharply on renewed possibilities for diplomatic efforts between the U.S. and Iran. U.S. futures edged higher …

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • USO United States Oil Fund+13.9% 30d

    United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+12.1% 30d

    Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF-3.3% 17d

    Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “oil” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • AAXJ iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF-6.5% 16d

    iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF holds stocks listed in Asia, which this story is about (“asian”).

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+13.4% 16d

    ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • CVX Chevron+15.7% 30d

    Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • OXY Occidental Petroleum+1.5% 30d

    Occidental Petroleum (crude petroleum and natural gas): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • COP ConocoPhillips+8.3% 30d

    ConocoPhillips (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
USO-1.54%-1.29%base-5.78%after closeafter closeafter close
XLE-0.51%-2.20%base-1.71%after closeafter closeafter close
BWETNo price data for this ticker———————
AAXJNo price data for this ticker———————
XOM-1.45%-2.77%base-1.98%after closeafter closeafter close
CVX-1.54%-2.69%base-1.36%after closeafter closeafter close
OXY+0.13%-1.75%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
COP-1.71%-3.24%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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Asian shares mostly advance but tech stocks remain volatile, while oil sinks 3.3% Bay to Bay News

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United States Oil Fund (USO) since this story, compared with the market

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Conocophillips (COP)three days earlier-3.24%final price
Conocophillips (COP)five days earlier-1.71%final price
Chevron (CVX)that day-1.36%still updating
Chevron (CVX)three days earlier-2.69%final price
Chevron (CVX)five days earlier-1.54%final price
OXYthree days earlier-1.75%final price
OXYfive days earlier+0.13%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)that day-5.78%still updating
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier-1.29%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier-1.54%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)that day-1.71%still updating
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier-2.20%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier-0.51%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)that day-1.98%still updating
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)three days earlier-2.77%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)five days earlier-1.45%final price

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Who gains and who loses around United States Oil Fund (USO)

Companies tied to this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Nov 2026 story “Asian shares mostly advance but tech stocks remain volatile, while oil sinks 3.3%.” Reason on file: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Nov 2026 story “Asian shares mostly advance but tech stocks remain volatile, while oil sinks 3.3%.” Reason on file: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • BWET Amplify Commodity Trust

    Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Nov 2026 story “Asian shares mostly advance but tech stocks remain volatile, while oil sinks 3.3%.” Reason on file: Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “oil” (tanker shipping) in this story

  • AAXJ Ishares Msci Asia Ex-Japan

    For “Asian shares mostly advance but tech stocks remain volatile, while oil sinks 3.3%,” Ishares Msci Asia Ex-Japan (AAXJ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF holds stocks listed in Asia, which this story is about (“asian”)

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Nov 2026 story “Asian shares mostly advance but tech stocks remain volatile, while oil sinks 3.3%.” Reason on file: ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • CVX Chevron

    For “Asian shares mostly advance but tech stocks remain volatile, while oil sinks 3.3%,” Chevron (CVX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • COP Conocophillips

    In “Asian shares mostly advance but tech stocks remain volatile, while oil sinks 3.3%,” Conocophillips (COP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: ConocoPhillips (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • SHEL Shell

    In “Asian shares mostly advance but tech stocks remain volatile, while oil sinks 3.3%,” Shell (SHEL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Shell (crude petroleum and natural gas): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

United States Oil Fund (USO) and the energy link

United States Oil Fund (USO) is the company in “Asian shares mostly advance but tech stocks remain volatile, while oil sinks 3.3%,” the 2 Nov 2026 Energy story.

United States Oil Fund (USO) is on the page because United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

Also listed, Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE): Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

Dates in the story, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) price range

BWET traded between 788.51 and 1047.07 across 17 sessions. The latest close on file is 907.20. USO traded between 141.82 and 171.80 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 168.83. XLE traded between 62.06 and 70.15 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 70.00.

How strong the case is around United States Oil Fund (USO)

100 out of 100Price not final

“Asian shares mostly advance but tech stocks remain volatile, while oil sinks 3.3%” scores 100 out of 100. The score uses 12 sources, and 8 linked companies. The price is not final yet.