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Oil gains over 1% as Trump rejects Iranian proposal to reopen Hormuz Strait

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Iran offered to reopen the key shipping route and restart negotiations with the U.S. within seven days, if the Trump administration agreed to Tehran's conditions.

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

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Oil prices jumped on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian peace proposal aimed at ending the conflict.

Source: CNBC Top

The price since 28 Sep 2026: United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) versus the S&P 500

Since the first closing price after “Oil gains over 1% as Trump rejects Iranian proposal to reopen Hormuz Strait,” United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is +14.25%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.29% over the same days, a +13.96% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +10.15%, a +4.10% difference versus that group of stocks.

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Strait of Hormuz on the map for this story

Strait of Hormuz has 195 linked stories in the last 7 days and 195 in the last 30 on the page that also carries “Oil gains over 1% as Trump rejects Iranian proposal to reopen Hormuz Strait.” The recent pace is rising.

Companies in energy around United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO)

Companies carried with this story

  • BNO United States Brent Oil Fund

    In “Oil gains over 1% as Trump rejects Iranian proposal to reopen Hormuz Strait,” United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

  • UGA United States Gasoline Fund

    For “Oil gains over 1% as Trump rejects Iranian proposal to reopen Hormuz Strait,” United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

  • GSG iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust

    In “Oil gains over 1% as Trump rejects Iranian proposal to reopen Hormuz Strait,” iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

  • VDE Vanguard World Fd

    Vanguard World Fd (VDE) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 28 Sep 2026 story “Oil gains over 1% as Trump rejects Iranian proposal to reopen Hormuz Strait.” Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

  • XOP State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf

    For “Oil gains over 1% as Trump rejects Iranian proposal to reopen Hormuz Strait,” State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

  • FENY

    In “Oil gains over 1% as Trump rejects Iranian proposal to reopen Hormuz Strait,” FENY is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

  • IEZ Ishares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services Etf

    For “Oil gains over 1% as Trump rejects Iranian proposal to reopen Hormuz Strait,” Ishares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services Etf (IEZ) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    For “Oil gains over 1% as Trump rejects Iranian proposal to reopen Hormuz Strait,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

What Strait of Hormuz means for United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO)

United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is the company in “Oil gains over 1% as Trump rejects Iranian proposal to reopen Hormuz Strait,” the 28 Sep 2026 Strait of Hormuz story.

United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is on the page because Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

Also listed, United States Gasoline Fund (UGA): Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

Price levels for United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO)

BNO traded between 57.39 and 67.79 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 67.10. 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 energy score for United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO)

46 out of 100

“Oil gains over 1% as Trump rejects Iranian proposal to reopen Hormuz Strait” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 15 linked companies.