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FILE PHOTO: A Chinese-flagged tanker is seen moored at an oil terminal in Tsing Yi port

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ENERGYFILE PHOTO: A Chinese-flaggedtanker is seen moored at an oilterminal in Tsing Yi portGEOPOLITICS ALPHA

FILE PHOTO: A Chinese-flagged tanker is seen moored at an oil terminal in Tsing Yi port The Daily News | Texas' Oldest Newspaper

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 “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+6.5% 30d

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

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF-3.3% 17d

    Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF-3.0% 30d

    iShares China Large-Cap ETF holds stocks listed in China, which this story is about (“chinese”).

  • FRO Frontline+1.0% 30d

    Frontline (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • DHT DHT Holdings

    DHT Holdings (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • INSW International Seaways-10.7% 18d

    International Seaways (water transportation): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • TNK Teekay Tankers

    Teekay Tankers (water transportation): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
USO+4.74%+0.82%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XLE-2.64%-2.21%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
BWET+23.15%+6.41%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
FXI+2.96%+2.17%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
FRO-2.04%-2.87%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
DHT-5.10%-4.59%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
INSW-6.73%-4.79%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
TNK-7.95%-4.43%baseafter closeafter 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.

FILE PHOTO: A Chinese-flagged tanker is seen moored at an oil terminal in Tsing Yi port The Daily News | Texas' Oldest Newspaper

Source: The Daily News | Texas' Oldest Newspaper

Energy

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
BWETthree days earlier+6.41%final price
BWETfive days earlier+23.15%final price
DHTthree days earlier-4.59%final price
DHTfive days earlier-5.10%final price
FROthree days earlier-2.87%final price
FROfive days earlier-2.04%final price
FXIthree days earlier+2.17%final price
FXIfive days earlier+2.96%final price
INSWthree days earlier-4.79%final price
INSWfive days earlier-6.73%final price
TNKthree days earlier-4.43%final price
TNKfive days earlier-7.95%final price
USOthree days earlier+0.82%final price
USOfive days earlier+4.74%final price
XLEthree days earlier-2.21%final price
XLEfive days earlier-2.64%final price

How solid the energy case looks

12 out of 100

“FILE PHOTO: A Chinese-flagged tanker is seen moored at an oil terminal in Tsing Yi port” scores 12 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources.