Crude Oil Prices Soar on Fears US-Iran War to Persist
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October WTI crude oil (CLV26 ) is up +5.67 (+5.90%) on Wednesday, and October RBOB gasoline (RBV26 ) is up +0.1572 (+4.90%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are sharply higher today, with crude oil posting a 3.5-month high and gasoline posting a 2-week high. Crude prices are soaring today amid...
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
- XOM Exxon Mobil
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- DAL Delta Air Lines
Airlines pay more for fuel when oil prices jump
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
October WTI crude oil (CLV26 ) is up +5.67 (+5.90%) on Wednesday, and October RBOB gasoline (RBV26 ) is up +0.1572 (+4.90%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are sharply higher today, with crude oil posting a 3.5-month high and gasoline posti…
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The price since 12 Sep 2026: United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) versus the S&P 500
Since the first closing price after “Crude Oil Prices Soar on Fears US-Iran War to Persist,” United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is +3.77%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.77% over the same days, a +3.00% difference versus the market. industrial stocks (XLI) is -1.91%, a +5.67% difference versus that group of stocks.
Who gains and who loses around United States Gasoline Fund (UGA)
Companies tied to this story
- UGA United States Gasoline Fund
In “Crude Oil Prices Soar on Fears US-Iran War to Persist,” United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) 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 “Crude Oil Prices Soar on Fears US-Iran War to Persist,” 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 Sep 2026 story “Crude Oil Prices Soar on Fears US-Iran War to Persist.” Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations
- IEI Ishares Tr
In “Crude Oil Prices Soar on Fears US-Iran War to Persist,” Ishares Tr (IEI) 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
- GSG iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
For “Crude Oil Prices Soar on Fears US-Iran War to Persist,” iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) 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
- DBA Invesco Db Agriculture Fund
In “Crude Oil Prices Soar on Fears US-Iran War to Persist,” Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA) 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
- MOO Vaneck Etf Trust
Vaneck Etf Trust (MOO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Sep 2026 story “Crude Oil Prices Soar on Fears US-Iran War to Persist.” Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations
- XME Spdr Series Trust
In “Crude Oil Prices Soar on Fears US-Iran War to Persist,” Spdr Series Trust (XME) 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
How defense news reaches United States Gasoline Fund (UGA)
On 12 Sep 2026, “Crude Oil Prices Soar on Fears US-Iran War to Persist” is the story that connects United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) to Defense.
The link for United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is this: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations
A second company, Ishares Tr (IWM), is listed for a different reason: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations
The price range for United States Gasoline Fund (UGA), and the dates in the story
HYG traded between 76.40 and 78.75 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 76.82. IWM traded between 269.88 and 288.91 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 271.30. UGA traded between 140.00 and 152.81 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 143.49.
The defense score for United States Gasoline Fund (UGA)
46 out of 100
“Crude Oil Prices Soar on Fears US-Iran War to Persist” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 23 linked companies.