China opposes US sanctions against five companies — ECNS

Directly affected

• No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

• XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR

  Energy prices move when sanctioned supply is blocked

• USO United States Oil Fund

  This fund moves with oil prices

• XOM Exxon Mobil

  Oil producers move when sanctioned barrels leave the market

• CVX Chevron

  Oil producers move when sanctioned barrels leave the market

• SLB SLB

  Oilfield work in sanctioned regions can be cut off

• GLD SPDR Gold Shares

  Gold is a usual haven when a conflict or sanction escalates

• LMT Lockheed Martin

  Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

• SPY SPDR S&P 500

  The broad market moves when a major sanction lands

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3