Crude Prices Retreat on Hopes Middle East Energy Exports to Recover
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October WTI crude oil (CLV26 ) closed down -1.61 (-1.58%) on Friday, and October RBOB gasoline (RBV26 ) closed up +0.0203 (+0.58%). Crude oil and gasoline prices settled mixed on Friday. Crude prices were under pressure on Friday on hopes that diplomacy could end hostilities in the Middle East, leading...
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- XOM Exxon Mobil
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- CVX Chevron
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- OXY Occidental Petroleum
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- COP ConocoPhillips
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- VLO Valero
Refiners' profits move with crude and fuel prices
- MPC Marathon Petroleum
Refiners' profits move with crude and fuel prices
- XOP SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration
A fund of oil and gas producers
- XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR
A fund of energy companies
- USO United States Oil Fund
This fund moves with oil prices
- OIH VanEck Oil Services
Oilfield services rise when drilling follows oil prices
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
October WTI crude oil (CLV26 ) closed down -1.61 (-1.58%) on Friday, and October RBOB gasoline (RBV26 ) closed up +0.0203 (+0.58%). Crude oil and gasoline prices settled mixed on Friday. Crude prices were under pressure on Friday on hopes…
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United States Oil Fund (USO) since this story, compared with the market
Since the first closing price after “Crude Prices Retreat on Hopes Middle East Energy Exports to Recover,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is +8.51%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.89% over the same days, a +9.40% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +8.58%, a -0.07% difference versus that group of stocks.
Middle East on the map for this story
Middle East has 0 linked stories in the last 7 days and 0 in the last 30 on the page that also carries “Crude Prices Retreat on Hopes Middle East Energy Exports to Recover.”
Who gains and who pays if Middle East stays in the story
Companies tied to this story
- USO United States Oil Fund
United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 18 Sep 2026 story “Crude Prices Retreat on Hopes Middle East Energy Exports to Recover.” 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
In “Crude Prices Retreat on Hopes Middle East Energy Exports to Recover,” 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
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 18 Sep 2026 story “Crude Prices Retreat on Hopes Middle East Energy Exports to Recover.” 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 “Crude Prices Retreat on Hopes Middle East Energy Exports to Recover,” 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
- UGA United States Gasoline Fund
For “Crude Prices Retreat on Hopes Middle East Energy Exports to Recover,” 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
- GSG iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 18 Sep 2026 story “Crude Prices Retreat on Hopes Middle East Energy Exports to Recover.” 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
For “Crude Prices Retreat on Hopes Middle East Energy Exports to Recover,” 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
For “Crude Prices Retreat on Hopes Middle East Energy Exports to Recover,” Vaneck Etf Trust (MOO) 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 energy news reaches United States Oil Fund (USO)
United States Oil Fund (USO) is the company in “Crude Prices Retreat on Hopes Middle East Energy Exports to Recover,” the 18 Sep 2026 Middle East story.
For United States Oil Fund (USO), the reason on file says 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
What this energy story puts on the calendar
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.
A simple score for United States Oil Fund (USO)
46 out of 100
“Crude Prices Retreat on Hopes Middle East Energy Exports to Recover” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 19 linked companies.