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Crude Prices Dip Under $100 as U.S.-Iran Diplomatic Talks Spark Optimism

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Crude Prices Dip Under $100 as U.S.-Iran Diplomatic Talks Spark Optimism Blockonomi

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

  • XOM Exxon Mobil

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • CVX Chevron

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • STNG Scorpio Tankers

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • 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———————
INSW———————
DHT———————
TNK———————
USO———————
XLE———————
XOM———————
CVX———————
STNG———————
DAL———————

Crude Prices Dip Under $100 as U.S.-Iran Diplomatic Talks Spark Optimism Blockonomi

Source: Blockonomi

How far United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) has moved since 21 Sep 2026

Since the first closing price after “Crude Prices Dip Under $100 as U.S.-Iran Diplomatic Talks Spark Optimism,” United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is +15.89%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.88% over the same days, a +16.77% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +9.77%, a +6.12% difference versus that group of stocks.

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Filings that name United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) around 21 Sep 2026

Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).

United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) on one side of this energy story

Companies carried with this story

  • BNO United States Brent Oil Fund

    For “Crude Prices Dip Under $100 as U.S.-Iran Diplomatic Talks Spark Optimism,” United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) 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

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    In “Crude Prices Dip Under $100 as U.S.-Iran Diplomatic Talks Spark Optimism,” 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 21 Sep 2026 story “Crude Prices Dip Under $100 as U.S.-Iran Diplomatic Talks Spark Optimism.” Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 21 Sep 2026 story “Crude Prices Dip Under $100 as U.S.-Iran Diplomatic Talks Spark Optimism.” Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

  • AEIS Advanced Energy Industries

    Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 21 Sep 2026 story “Crude Prices Dip Under $100 as U.S.-Iran Diplomatic Talks Spark Optimism.” 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

  • AMPY Amplify Energy

    Amplify Energy (AMPY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 21 Sep 2026 story “Crude Prices Dip Under $100 as U.S.-Iran Diplomatic Talks Spark Optimism.” Reason on file: GA selected AMPY 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

  • ATO Atmos Energy

    For “Crude Prices Dip Under $100 as U.S.-Iran Diplomatic Talks Spark Optimism,” Atmos Energy (ATO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ATO 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

  • BE Bloom Energy

    For “Crude Prices Dip Under $100 as U.S.-Iran Diplomatic Talks Spark Optimism,” Bloom Energy (BE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BE 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

United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) and the energy link

On 21 Sep 2026, “Crude Prices Dip Under $100 as U.S.-Iran Diplomatic Talks Spark Optimism” is the story that connects United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) to Energy.

United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is on the page because Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

Also listed, Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE): Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

Dates and price levels for United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO)

BNO traded between 57.39 and 67.79 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 67.10. XLE traded between 60.95 and 68.51 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 67.80. XOP traded between 177.09 and 202.25 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 199.52.

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

46 out of 100

“Crude Prices Dip Under $100 as U.S.-Iran Diplomatic Talks Spark Optimism” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 10 linked companies.