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Crude Prices Fall Sharply in Hopes of a Deal to Reopen Hormuz

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November WTI crude oil (CLX26 ) closed down -2.20 (-2.33%) on Friday, and November RBOB gasoline (RBX26 ) closed down -0.1455 (-4.37%). Crude oil and gasoline prices sold off on Friday in hopes that negotiations between the US and Iran will lead to a deal to reopen the Strait of...

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

    Tracks U.S. crude prices when Gulf supply is at risk

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR

    Energy companies move with a Gulf supply scare

  • LMT Lockheed Martin

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • XOM Exxon Mobil

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • CVX Chevron

    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

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November WTI crude oil (CLX26 ) closed down -2.20 (-2.33%) on Friday, and November RBOB gasoline (RBX26 ) closed down -0.1455 (-4.37%). Crude oil and gasoline prices sold off on Friday in hopes that negotiations between the US and Iran wil…

Source: Nasdaq Markets

United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) compared with energy stocks (XLE) since 25 Sep 2026

Since the first closing price after “Crude Prices Fall Sharply in Hopes of a Deal to Reopen Hormuz,” United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is +11.30%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.15% over the same days, a +11.16% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +9.14%, a +2.16% difference versus that group of stocks.

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The Strait of Hormuz count beside this story

Strait of Hormuz has 195 linked stories in the last 7 days and 195 in the last 30 on the page that also carries “Crude Prices Fall Sharply in Hopes of a Deal to Reopen Hormuz.” The recent pace is rising.

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

Companies tied to this story

  • BNO United States Brent Oil Fund

    For “Crude Prices Fall Sharply in Hopes of a Deal to Reopen Hormuz,” United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

  • UGA United States Gasoline Fund

    In “Crude Prices Fall Sharply in Hopes of a Deal to Reopen Hormuz,” United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

  • GSG iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust

    For “Crude Prices Fall Sharply in Hopes of a Deal to Reopen Hormuz,” iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

  • VDE Vanguard World Fd

    In “Crude Prices Fall Sharply in Hopes of a Deal to Reopen Hormuz,” Vanguard World Fd (VDE) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

  • FENY

    FENY is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 25 Sep 2026 story “Crude Prices Fall Sharply in Hopes of a Deal to Reopen Hormuz.” Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

  • XOP State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf

    In “Crude Prices Fall Sharply in Hopes of a Deal to Reopen Hormuz,” State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

  • IEZ Ishares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services Etf

    For “Crude Prices Fall Sharply in Hopes of a Deal to Reopen Hormuz,” Ishares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services Etf (IEZ) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 25 Sep 2026 story “Crude Prices Fall Sharply in Hopes of a Deal to Reopen Hormuz.” Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

How energy news reaches United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO)

On 25 Sep 2026, “Crude Prices Fall Sharply in Hopes of a Deal to Reopen Hormuz” is the story that connects United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) to Strait of Hormuz.

What ties United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) to the headline is this: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

Also listed, United States Gasoline Fund (UGA): Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

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

BNO traded between 57.39 and 67.79 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 67.10. GSG traded between 35.09 and 37.22 across 10 sessions. The latest close on file is 37.04. UGA traded between 140.00 and 152.81 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 143.49.

What the saved facts support for United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO)

46 out of 100

“Crude Prices Fall Sharply in Hopes of a Deal to Reopen Hormuz” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 22 linked companies.