Dollar Falls as Crude Prices Decline and Stocks Gain
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The dollar index (DXY00 ) fell by -0.32% on Friday. The dollar was under pressure Friday after WTI crude oil prices fell more than -2%, easing inflation expectations and weighing on Fed policy. Also, strength in stocks on Friday curbed liquidity demand for the dollar. Dollar losses were limited on...
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
The dollar index (DXY00 ) fell by -0.32% on Friday. The dollar was under pressure Friday after WTI crude oil prices fell more than -2%, easing inflation expectations and weighing on Fed policy. Also, strength in stocks on Friday curbed liq…
Source: Nasdaq Markets
How far United States Oil Fund (USO) has moved since 25 Sep 2026
Since the first closing price after “Dollar Falls as Crude Prices Decline and Stocks Gain,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is +7.21%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.15% over the same days, a +7.06% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +9.14%, a -1.94% difference versus that group of stocks.
Who gains and who loses around United States Oil Fund (USO)
Companies mentioned with this story
- USO United States Oil Fund
In “Dollar Falls as Crude Prices Decline and Stocks Gain,” 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
For “Dollar Falls as Crude Prices Decline and Stocks Gain,” 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 25 Sep 2026 story “Dollar Falls as Crude Prices Decline and Stocks Gain.” 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
In “Dollar Falls as Crude Prices Decline and Stocks Gain,” 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
- IWM Ishares Tr
In “Dollar Falls as Crude Prices Decline and Stocks Gain,” 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
For “Dollar Falls as Crude Prices Decline and Stocks Gain,” Ishares Tr (HYG) 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
- IEI Ishares Tr
For “Dollar Falls as Crude Prices Decline and Stocks Gain,” 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
- UGA United States Gasoline Fund
For “Dollar Falls as Crude Prices Decline and Stocks Gain,” 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
United States Oil Fund (USO) and the energy link
“Dollar Falls as Crude Prices Decline and Stocks Gain” (25 Sep 2026) reaches United States Oil Fund (USO) through Energy.
United States Oil Fund (USO) is on the page because 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
Price levels for United States Oil Fund (USO)
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
“Dollar Falls as Crude Prices Decline and Stocks Gain” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 19 linked companies.