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Gulf Oil Bargains Lure India Away from Russia

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This report is about oil and tanker shipping.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • USO United States Oil Fund+8.2% 30d

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

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+7.4% 30d

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

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF+64.8% 18d

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

  • INDA iShares MSCI India ETF-5.0% 30d

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

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+11.0% 11d

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

  • FRO Frontline+4.7% 30d

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

  • CVX Chevron+9.9% 30d

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

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
USO-5.13%-5.78%base-1.59%after closeafter closeafter close
XLE-2.19%-1.69%base+0.30%after closeafter closeafter close
BWET-3.51%-11.34%base—after closeafter closeafter close
INDANo price data for this ticker———————
XOM-2.72%-2.80%base+0.41%after closeafter closeafter close
FRONo price data for this ticker———————
CVX-3.75%-2.77%base-0.65%after closeafter closeafter close
DHTNo 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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Gulf Oil Bargains Lure India Away from Russia Rigzone

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United States Oil Fund (USO) since this story, compared with the market

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)three days earlier-11.34%final price
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)five days earlier-3.51%final price
Chevron (CVX)that day-0.65%final price
Chevron (CVX)three days earlier-2.77%final price
Chevron (CVX)five days earlier-3.75%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)that day-1.59%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier-5.78%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier-5.13%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)that day+0.30%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier-1.69%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier-2.19%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)that day+0.41%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)three days earlier-2.80%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)five days earlier-2.72%final price

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Who is named in “Gulf Oil Bargains Lure India Away from Russia”

Companies tied to this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    In “Gulf Oil Bargains Lure India Away from Russia,” 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

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 26 Oct 2026 story “Gulf Oil Bargains Lure India Away from Russia.” Reason on file: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • BWET Amplify Commodity Trust

    For “Gulf Oil Bargains Lure India Away from Russia,” Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “oil” (tanker shipping) in this story

  • INDA Ishares Tr

    In “Gulf Oil Bargains Lure India Away from Russia,” Ishares Tr (INDA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI India ETF holds stocks listed in India, which this story is about (“india”)

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 26 Oct 2026 story “Gulf Oil Bargains Lure India Away from Russia.” 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

    Chevron (CVX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 26 Oct 2026 story “Gulf Oil Bargains Lure India Away from Russia.” Reason on file: Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • COP Conocophillips

    For “Gulf Oil Bargains Lure India Away from Russia,” 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

    For “Gulf Oil Bargains Lure India Away from Russia,” 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

United States Oil Fund (USO) and the energy link

“Gulf Oil Bargains Lure India Away from Russia” (26 Oct 2026) reaches United States Oil Fund (USO) through Energy.

United States Oil Fund (USO) is on the page because United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

Also listed, Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE): Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

Dates and price levels for United States Oil Fund (USO)

BWET traded between 788.51 and 1047.07 across 14 sessions. The latest close on file is 900.02. USO traded between 141.82 and 169.96 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 169.55. XLE traded between 60.95 and 69.72 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 69.32.

How strong the case is around United States Oil Fund (USO)

46 out of 100

“Gulf Oil Bargains Lure India Away from Russia” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.