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Iranian football team's plane returns after permission denied in Iraq; travels by road due to US sanction

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Key takeaways

  • Exposed: XLY, USO, BWET, BKNG, MAR
  • Market reaction: USO +2.4% on the day (still updating); XLY −0.6% on the day (still updating); BWET +4.9% on the day (still updating)

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GEOPOLITICS ALPHAIranian football team's planereturns after permission denied inIraq; travels by road due to US…GEOPOLITICS ALPHA

This report is about travel and oil.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XLY Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR+5.7% 30d

    Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR: it holds travel and leisure firms. Linked by “travel” (travel) in this story.

  • USO United States Oil Fund-1.1% 30d

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

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF-3.3% 17d

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

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings-2.7% 17d

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

  • CVX Chevron+3.3% 30d

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

  • OXY Occidental Petroleum+10.3% 18d

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

  • BKNG Booking Holdings-2.2% 30d

    Booking Holdings (transportation services): travel firms move with tourism demand. Linked by “travel” (travel) in this story.

  • SLB Slb N.V+2.4% 30d

    Slb N.V (oil and gas field services): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “iranian” (oil) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
XLY+1.02%-2.89%base-0.55%after closeafter closeafter close
USO+2.78%+4.95%base+2.37%after closeafter closeafter close
BWET+35.67%+29.19%base+4.90%after closeafter closeafter close
XOM+3.07%+0.89%base+1.25%after closeafter closeafter close
CVX+2.73%+0.67%base+0.78%after closeafter closeafter close
OXY+0.77%-0.84%base+0.72%after closeafter closeafter close
BKNG+7.39%+0.91%base-1.21%after closeafter closeafter close
SLB+3.30%+0.01%base+2.09%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.

Iranian football team's plane returns after permission denied in Iraq; travels by road due to US sanction The Times of India

Source: The Times of India

Price since this story was published: Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLY)

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Booking Holdings (BKNG)that day-1.21%still updating
Booking Holdings (BKNG)three days earlier+0.91%final price
Booking Holdings (BKNG)five days earlier+7.39%final price
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)that day+4.90%still updating
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)three days earlier+29.19%final price
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)five days earlier+35.67%final price
Chevron (CVX)that day+0.78%still updating
Chevron (CVX)three days earlier+0.67%final price
Chevron (CVX)five days earlier+2.73%final price
OXYthat day+0.72%still updating
OXYthree days earlier-0.84%final price
OXYfive days earlier+0.77%final price
SLBthat day+2.09%still updating
SLBthree days earlier+0.01%final price
SLBfive days earlier+3.30%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)that day+2.37%still updating
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier+4.95%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier+2.78%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLY)that day-0.55%still updating
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLY)three days earlier-2.89%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLY)five days earlier+1.02%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)that day+1.25%still updating
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)three days earlier+0.89%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)five days earlier+3.07%final price

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Who gains and who loses around Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLY)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • XLY Select Sector Spdr Tr

    In “Iranian football team's plane returns after permission denied in Iraq; travels by road due to US sanction,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR: it holds travel and leisure firms. Linked by “travel” (travel) in this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    For “Iranian football team's plane returns after permission denied in Iraq; travels by road due to US sanction,” 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 “iranian” (oil) in this story

  • BWET Amplify Commodity Trust

    In “Iranian football team's plane returns after permission denied in Iraq; travels by road due to US sanction,” 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 “iranian” (tanker shipping) in this story

  • BKNG Booking Holdings

    In “Iranian football team's plane returns after permission denied in Iraq; travels by road due to US sanction,” Booking Holdings (BKNG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Booking Holdings (transportation services): travel firms move with tourism demand. Linked by “travel” (travel) in this story

  • MAR Marriott International

    Marriott International (MAR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 11 Nov 2026 story “Iranian football team's plane returns after permission denied in Iraq; travels by road due to US sanction.” Reason on file: Marriott International (hotels and motels): travel firms move with tourism demand. Linked by “travel” (travel) in this story

  • RCL Royal Caribbean Cruises

    Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 11 Nov 2026 story “Iranian football team's plane returns after permission denied in Iraq; travels by road due to US sanction.” Reason on file: Royal Caribbean Cruises (water transportation): travel firms move with tourism demand. Linked by “travel” (travel) in this story

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    In “Iranian football team's plane returns after permission denied in Iraq; travels by road due to US sanction,” 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 “iranian” (oil) in this story

  • CVX Chevron

    In “Iranian football team's plane returns after permission denied in Iraq; travels by road due to US sanction,” 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 “iranian” (oil) in this story

Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLY)

“Iranian football team's plane returns after permission denied in Iraq; travels by road due to US sanction” (11 Nov 2026) reaches Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLY) through this story.

For Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLY), the reason on file says Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR: it holds travel and leisure firms. Linked by “travel” (travel) in this story

United States Oil Fund (USO) is here too. Its reason reads: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “iranian” (oil) in this story

The price range for Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLY), and the dates in the story

BWET traded between 788.51 and 1047.07 across 17 sessions. The latest close on file is 907.20. USO traded between 143.02 and 171.80 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 148.41. XLY traded between 110.58 and 119.20 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 118.15.

A simple score for Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLY)

46 out of 100Price not final

“Iranian football team's plane returns after permission denied in Iraq; travels by road due to US sanction” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies. The price is not final yet.