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Australian petrol prices top $2.40 as Iran conflict threatens global oil supplies

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Australian petrol prices top $2.40 as Iran conflict threatens global oil supplies Proactive financial news

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • FRO Frontline

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • INSW International Seaways

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • DHT DHT Holdings

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • TNK Teekay Tankers

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    Oil prices move when Iranian supply is at risk

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR

    Energy companies move with Iran supply risk

  • LMT Lockheed Martin

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • RTX RTX

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • JPM JPMorgan Chase

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates

  • DAL Delta Air Lines

    Airlines pay more for fuel when oil prices jump

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
FRO-10.86%-5.02%—-0.34%-5.00%-11.28%-11.40%
INSW-6.27%-1.98%—+0.59%-4.52%-8.98%-11.54%
DHT-10.35%-5.03%—+1.26%-4.92%-10.67%-10.10%
TNK———————
USO———————
XLE———————
LMT-0.43%-0.82%—-1.60%+1.95%+4.06%+7.83%
RTX———————
JPM———————
DAL+4.42%+2.56%—-0.71%-4.31%-2.55%-5.92%

Australian petrol prices top $2.40 as Iran conflict threatens global oil supplies Proactive financial news

Source: Proactive financial news

The price since 13 Oct 2026: United States Oil Fund (USO) versus the S&P 500

Since the first closing price after “Australian petrol prices top $2.40 as Iran conflict threatens global oil supplies,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is +4.67%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.40% over the same days, a +5.06% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +0.27%, a +4.40% difference versus that group of stocks.

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
DALthat day-0.71%final price
DALthe next day-4.31%final price
DALtwo days later-2.55%final price
DALthree days later-5.92%final price
DALthree days earlier+2.56%final price
DALfive days earlier+4.42%final price
DHTthat day+1.26%final price
DHTthe next day-4.92%final price
DHTtwo days later-10.67%final price
DHTthree days later-10.10%final price
DHTthree days earlier-5.03%final price
DHTfive days earlier-10.35%final price
FROthat day-0.34%final price
FROthe next day-5.00%final price
FROtwo days later-11.28%final price
FROthree days later-11.40%final price
FROthree days earlier-5.02%final price
FROfive days earlier-10.86%final price
INSWthat day+0.59%final price
INSWthe next day-4.52%final price
INSWtwo days later-8.98%final price
INSWthree days later-11.54%final price
INSWthree days earlier-1.98%final price
INSWfive days earlier-6.27%final price
LMTthat day-1.60%final price
LMTthe next day+1.95%final price
LMTtwo days later+4.06%final price
LMTthree days later+7.83%final price
LMTthree days earlier-0.82%final price
LMTfive days earlier-0.43%final price
USO
SPY
XLE

Who reported a United States Oil Fund (USO) trade near this story

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Companies in energy around United States Oil Fund (USO)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    For “Australian petrol prices top $2.40 as Iran conflict threatens global oil supplies,” 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 13 Oct 2026 story “Australian petrol prices top $2.40 as Iran conflict threatens global oil supplies.” 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 “Australian petrol prices top $2.40 as Iran conflict threatens global oil supplies,” 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

    For “Australian petrol prices top $2.40 as Iran conflict threatens global oil supplies,” State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP) 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

  • RNW ReNew Energy Global

    In “Australian petrol prices top $2.40 as Iran conflict threatens global oil supplies,” ReNew Energy Global (RNW) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected RNW as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy, global. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • KGEI Kolibri Global Energy

    Kolibri Global Energy (KGEI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “Australian petrol prices top $2.40 as Iran conflict threatens global oil supplies.” Reason on file: GA selected KGEI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy, global. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • RNWWW Renew Energy Global

    For “Australian petrol prices top $2.40 as Iran conflict threatens global oil supplies,” Renew Energy Global (RNWWW) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected RNWWW as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy, global. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • AEIS Advanced Energy Industries

    For “Australian petrol prices top $2.40 as Iran conflict threatens global oil supplies,” Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AEIS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

How energy news reaches United States Oil Fund (USO)

The 13 Oct 2026 story “Australian petrol prices top $2.40 as Iran conflict threatens global oil supplies” names United States Oil Fund (USO) because of Energy.

What ties United States Oil Fund (USO) to the headline is this: 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

Price levels for United States Oil Fund (USO)

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.

How solid the energy case looks

46 out of 100

“Australian petrol prices top $2.40 as Iran conflict threatens global oil supplies” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 10 linked companies.