Crude Prices Settle Higher as US-Iran Hostilities Remain
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November WTI crude oil (CLX26 ) closed up +1.64 (+1.81%) on Wednesday, and November RBOB gasoline (RBX26 ) closed up +0.1183 (+3.67%). Crude oil and gasoline prices rallied sharply on Wednesday, with gasoline posting a 4-month high. Crude prices erased overnight losses and moved sharply higher as the end to...
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
November WTI crude oil (CLX26 ) closed up +1.64 (+1.81%) on Wednesday, and November RBOB gasoline (RBX26 ) closed up +0.1183 (+3.67%). Crude oil and gasoline prices rallied sharply on Wednesday, with gasoline posting a 4-month high. Crude…
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Price since this story was published: United States Oil Fund (USO)
Since the first closing price after “Crude Prices Settle Higher as US-Iran Hostilities Remain,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is +5.01%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.09% over the same days, a +5.10% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +8.29%, a -3.28% difference versus that group of stocks.
Who gains and who loses around United States Oil Fund (USO)
Companies tied to this story
- USO United States Oil Fund
In “Crude Prices Settle Higher as US-Iran Hostilities Remain,” United States Oil Fund (USO) 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
- BNO United States Brent Oil Fund
United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 23 Sep 2026 story “Crude Prices Settle Higher as US-Iran Hostilities Remain.” 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 Settle Higher as US-Iran Hostilities Remain,” 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
For “Crude Prices Settle Higher as US-Iran Hostilities Remain,” 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
United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 23 Sep 2026 story “Crude Prices Settle Higher as US-Iran Hostilities Remain.” 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 23 Sep 2026 story “Crude Prices Settle Higher as US-Iran Hostilities Remain.” 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
Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 23 Sep 2026 story “Crude Prices Settle Higher as US-Iran Hostilities Remain.” 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
In “Crude Prices Settle Higher as US-Iran Hostilities Remain,” 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 “Crude Prices Settle Higher as US-Iran Hostilities Remain” reaches United States Oil Fund (USO)
On 23 Sep 2026, “Crude Prices Settle Higher as US-Iran Hostilities Remain” is the story that connects United States Oil Fund (USO) to Energy.
What ties United States Oil Fund (USO) to the headline is this: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is here too. Its reason reads: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
Dates in the story, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) price range
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.
How solid the energy case looks
46 out of 100
“Crude Prices Settle Higher as US-Iran Hostilities Remain” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 19 linked companies.