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Nigeria and South Korea help keep Europe flying as Iran war creates 510,000-barrel daily jet fuel gap

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Nigeria and South Korea help keep Europe flying as Iran war creates 510,000-barrel daily jet fuel gap Business Insider Africa

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

    Oil prices move when Iranian supply is at risk

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR

    Energy companies move with Iran supply risk

  • LMT Lockheed Martin

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • RTX RTX

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • XOM Exxon Mobil

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • 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
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INSW———————
DHT———————
TNK———————
USO———————
XLE———————
LMT———————
RTX———————
XOM———————
DAL———————

Nigeria and South Korea help keep Europe flying as Iran war creates 510,000-barrel daily jet fuel gap Business Insider Africa

Source: Business Insider Africa

United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) compared with industrial stocks (XLI) since 21 Sep 2026

Since the first closing price after “Nigeria and South Korea help keep Europe flying as Iran war creates 510,000-barrel daily jet fuel gap,” United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is +0.02%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.88% over the same days, a +0.91% difference versus the market. industrial stocks (XLI) is -2.10%, a +2.12% difference versus that group of stocks.

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Companies in defense around United States Gasoline Fund (UGA)

Companies carried with this story

  • UGA United States Gasoline Fund

    For “Nigeria and South Korea help keep Europe flying as Iran war creates 510,000-barrel daily jet fuel gap,” United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • GSG iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust

    In “Nigeria and South Korea help keep Europe flying as Iran war creates 510,000-barrel daily jet fuel gap,” iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • DBA Invesco Db Agriculture Fund

    For “Nigeria and South Korea help keep Europe flying as Iran war creates 510,000-barrel daily jet fuel gap,” Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • MOO Vaneck Etf Trust

    In “Nigeria and South Korea help keep Europe flying as Iran war creates 510,000-barrel daily jet fuel gap,” Vaneck Etf Trust (MOO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • XME Spdr Series Trust

    For “Nigeria and South Korea help keep Europe flying as Iran war creates 510,000-barrel daily jet fuel gap,” Spdr Series Trust (XME) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • XLY Select Sector Spdr Tr

    For “Nigeria and South Korea help keep Europe flying as Iran war creates 510,000-barrel daily jet fuel gap,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • IWM Ishares Tr

    Ishares Tr (IWM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 21 Sep 2026 story “Nigeria and South Korea help keep Europe flying as Iran war creates 510,000-barrel daily jet fuel gap.” Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • HYG Ishares Tr

    Ishares Tr (HYG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 21 Sep 2026 story “Nigeria and South Korea help keep Europe flying as Iran war creates 510,000-barrel daily jet fuel gap.” Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) and the defense link

The 21 Sep 2026 story “Nigeria and South Korea help keep Europe flying as Iran war creates 510,000-barrel daily jet fuel gap” names United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) because of Defense.

The link for United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is this: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) is here too. Its reason reads: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

Dates in the story, and the United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) price range

DBA traded between 27.85 and 28.86 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 28.19. GSG traded between 35.09 and 37.22 across 10 sessions. The latest close on file is 37.04. UGA traded between 140.00 and 152.81 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 143.49.

The defense score for United States Gasoline Fund (UGA)

46 out of 100

“Nigeria and South Korea help keep Europe flying as Iran war creates 510,000-barrel daily jet fuel gap” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 20 linked companies.