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Drones strike Russian oil refinery and military canning plant, media report

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This report is about defense and oil.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF-2.9% 30d

    iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “military” (defense) in this story.

  • XAR SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF-6.7% 30d

    SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “military” (defense) in this story.

  • USO United States Oil Fund+7.3% 30d

    United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • CRAK VanEck Oil Refiners ETF

    VanEck Oil Refiners ETF: it holds refiners, whose margins move with fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story.

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+10.3% 14d

    ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • CVX Chevron+8.4% 30d

    Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • COP ConocoPhillips+7.7% 30d

    ConocoPhillips (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • SHEL Shell+0.1% 13d

    Shell (crude petroleum and natural gas): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
ITA-5.65%-3.85%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XARNo price data for this ticker———————
USO+0.80%-2.73%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
CRAKNo price data for this ticker———————
XOM+0.03%-1.79%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
CVX+0.78%-1.37%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
COPNo price data for this ticker———————
SHELNo price data for this ticker———————

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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Drones strike Russian oil refinery and military canning plant, media report Ukrinform

Source: Ukrinform

How far IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) has moved since 30 Oct 2026

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Chevron (CVX)three days earlier-1.37%final price
Chevron (CVX)five days earlier+0.78%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)three days earlier-3.85%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)five days earlier-5.65%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier-2.73%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier+0.80%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)three days earlier-1.79%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)five days earlier+0.03%final price

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Who collects and who pays in energy

Companies carried with this story

  • ITA IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

    For “Drones strike Russian oil refinery and military canning plant, media report,” IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “military” (defense) in this story

  • XAR Spdr Series Trust

    Spdr Series Trust (XAR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 30 Oct 2026 story “Drones strike Russian oil refinery and military canning plant, media report.” Reason on file: SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “military” (defense) in this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    For “Drones strike Russian oil refinery and military canning plant, media report,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • CRAK Vaneck Etf Trust

    In “Drones strike Russian oil refinery and military canning plant, media report,” Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: VanEck Oil Refiners ETF: it holds refiners, whose margins move with fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    For “Drones strike Russian oil refinery and military canning plant, media report,” ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • CVX Chevron

    For “Drones strike Russian oil refinery and military canning plant, media report,” Chevron (CVX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • COP Conocophillips

    In “Drones strike Russian oil refinery and military canning plant, media report,” Conocophillips (COP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: ConocoPhillips (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • SHEL Shell

    In “Drones strike Russian oil refinery and military canning plant, media report,” Shell (SHEL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Shell (crude petroleum and natural gas): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

How energy news reaches IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

The 30 Oct 2026 story “Drones strike Russian oil refinery and military canning plant, media report” names IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) because of Energy.

For IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA), the reason on file says iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “military” (defense) in this story

A second company, Spdr Series Trust (XAR), is listed for a different reason: SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “military” (defense) in this story

Price levels for IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

ITA traded between 197.59 and 211.29 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 207.62. USO traded between 141.82 and 169.96 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 166.69. XAR traded between 210.89 and 234.76 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 225.07.

The energy score for IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

54 out of 100

“Drones strike Russian oil refinery and military canning plant, media report” scores 54 out of 100. The score uses 2 sources, and 8 linked companies.