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Iran’s IRGC says oil tanker hits mine, catches fire in Strait of Hormuz

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Iran’s IRGC says oil tanker hits mine, catches fire in Strait of Hormuz FXStreet

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • FRO Frontline

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • INSW International Seaways

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • DHT DHT Holdings

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • TNK Teekay Tankers

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    Tracks U.S. crude prices when Gulf supply is at risk

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR

    Energy companies move with a Gulf supply scare

  • LMT Lockheed Martin

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • XOM Exxon Mobil

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping

    Container lines are exposed when a shipping lane is disrupted

  • DAL Delta Air Lines

    Airlines pay more for fuel when oil prices jump

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
FRO———————
INSW———————
DHT———————
TNK———————
USO———————
XLE———————
LMT———————
XOM———————
ZIM———————
DAL———————

Iran’s IRGC says oil tanker hits mine, catches fire in Strait of Hormuz FXStreet

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12 out of 100

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