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EU to approve more sanctions on Russia on Monday, France says

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Covered by 4 outlets: Deccan Herald, The Mighty 790 KFGO, StreetInsider, Reuters.

Who covered it: Center 1 · Not rated 3. How we rate outlets

Key takeaways

  • French sanctions: EU to approve measures targeting 150 entities and 50 banks on Monday as Paris condemns Moscow over journalist and lawmaker entry bans.
  • Exposed: USO, XLE, UNG, BWET, EWQ
  • Market reaction: USO +3.4% on the day; XLE +1.5% on the day; BWET +5.3% on the day

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EU to approve more sanctions on Russia on Monday, France says

French sanctions: EU to approve measures targeting 150 entities and 50 banks on Monday as Paris condemns Moscow over journalist and lawmaker entry bans.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • USO United States Oil Fund-1.1% 30d

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

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+7.5% 30d

    Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “russia” (oil) in this story.

  • XLF Financial Select Sector SPDR+0.4% 17d

    Financial Select Sector SPDR: it holds banks. Linked by “banks” (banks) in this story.

  • UNG United States Natural Gas Fund-13.5% 30d

    United States Natural Gas Fund: it follows natural-gas prices. Linked by “russia” (natural gas) in this story.

  • EWQ iShares MSCI France ETF-0.5% 6d

    iShares MSCI France ETF holds stocks listed in France, which this story is about (“france”).

  • VGK Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

    Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF holds stocks listed in Europe, which this story is about (“eu”).

  • JPM JPMorgan Chase-1.4% 30d

    JPMorgan Chase (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “banks” (banks) in this story.

  • BAC Bank of America-12.4% 30d

    Bank of America (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “banks” (banks) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
USO+4.74%+0.82%base+3.43%after closeafter closeafter close
XLE-2.64%-2.21%base+1.50%after closeafter closeafter close
XLF-1.84%-1.07%base-0.72%after closeafter closeafter close
UNG-9.22%-1.27%base+2.65%after closeafter closeafter close
EWQ-1.23%+0.32%base-0.27%after closeafter closeafter close
VGK-1.21%+0.58%base-0.61%after closeafter closeafter close
JPM-1.72%-0.42%base-0.17%after closeafter closeafter close
BAC-1.69%-0.16%base-0.24%after closeafter closeafter close

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.

EU to approve more sanctions on Russia on Monday, France says Deccan Herald

Source: Deccan Herald

Price since this story was published: United States Oil Fund (USO)

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
BACthat day-0.24%final price
BACthree days earlier-0.16%final price
BACfive days earlier-1.69%final price
Ishares (EWQ)that day-0.27%final price
Ishares (EWQ)three days earlier+0.32%final price
Ishares (EWQ)five days earlier-1.23%final price
JPMthat day-0.17%final price
JPMthree days earlier-0.42%final price
JPMfive days earlier-1.72%final price
United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG)that day+2.65%final price
United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG)three days earlier-1.27%final price
United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG)five days earlier-9.22%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)that day+3.43%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier+0.82%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier+4.74%final price
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F (VGK)that day-0.61%final price
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F (VGK)three days earlier+0.58%final price
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F (VGK)five days earlier-1.21%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)that day+1.50%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier-2.21%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier-2.64%final price
XLFthat day-0.72%final price
XLFthree days earlier-1.07%final price
XLFfive days earlier-1.84%final price

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

Companies mentioned with this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Nov 2026 story “EU to approve more sanctions on Russia on Monday, France says.” Reason on file: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “russia” (oil) in this story

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    For “EU to approve more sanctions on Russia on Monday, France says,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “russia” (oil) in this story

  • UNG United States Natural Gas Fund

    United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Nov 2026 story “EU to approve more sanctions on Russia on Monday, France says.” Reason on file: United States Natural Gas Fund: it follows natural-gas prices. Linked by “russia” (natural gas) in this story

  • BWET Amplify Commodity Trust

    Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Nov 2026 story “EU to approve more sanctions on Russia on Monday, France says.” Reason on file: Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “russia” (tanker shipping) in this story

  • EWQ Ishares

    Ishares (EWQ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Nov 2026 story “EU to approve more sanctions on Russia on Monday, France says.” Reason on file: iShares MSCI France ETF holds stocks listed in France, which this story is about (“france”)

  • VGK Vanguard Intl Equity Index F

    For “EU to approve more sanctions on Russia on Monday, France says,” Vanguard Intl Equity Index F (VGK) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF holds stocks listed in Europe, which this story is about (“eu”)

  • SHEL Shell

    In “EU to approve more sanctions on Russia on Monday, France says,” Shell (SHEL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Shell (crude petroleum and natural gas, with business in Europe): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “russia” (oil) in this story

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    In “EU to approve more sanctions on Russia on Monday, France says,” 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 “russia” (oil) in this story

United States Oil Fund (USO)

“EU to approve more sanctions on Russia on Monday, France says” (12 Nov 2026) reaches United States Oil Fund (USO) through this story.

What ties United States Oil Fund (USO) to the headline is this: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “russia” (oil) in this story

Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is here too. Its reason reads: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “russia” (oil) in this story

Price levels for United States Oil Fund (USO)

UNG traded between 8.95 and 11.43 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 9.34. USO traded between 143.02 and 171.80 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 148.41. XLE traded between 63.05 and 70.15 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 66.70.

A simple score for United States Oil Fund (USO)

69 out of 100

“EU to approve more sanctions on Russia on Monday, France says” scores 69 out of 100. The score uses 4 sources, and 8 linked companies.