Oil prices ease as US-Russia diesel deal hopes offset Middle East attacks
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Oil prices ease as US-Russia diesel deal hopes offset Middle East attacks Virginia Business
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- LMT Lockheed Martin
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- RTX RTX
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- NOC Northrop Grumman
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR
Energy prices move when Russian supply is at risk
- GD General Dynamics
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense
A fund of aerospace and defense companies
- XOM Exxon Mobil
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- CVX Chevron
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- USO United States Oil Fund
This fund moves with oil prices
- WEAT Teucrium Wheat
Wheat prices rise when Black Sea grain is disrupted
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
Oil prices ease as US-Russia diesel deal hopes offset Middle East attacks Virginia Business
Source: Virginia Business
The price since 13 Oct 2026: United States Oil Fund (USO) versus the S&P 500
Since the first closing price after “Oil prices ease as US-Russia diesel deal hopes offset Middle East attacks,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is +4.67%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.40% over the same days, a +5.06% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +0.27%, a +4.40% difference versus that group of stocks.
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVX | that day | +1.30% | final price |
| CVX | the next day | +3.29% | final price |
| CVX | two days later | +2.02% | final price |
| CVX | three days later | +4.63% | final price |
| CVX | three days earlier | -1.61% | final price |
| CVX | five days earlier | -3.45% | final price |
| GD | that day | -0.79% | final price |
| GD | the next day | -0.15% | final price |
| GD | two days later | +0.55% | final price |
| GD | three days later | +2.69% | final price |
| GD | three days earlier | -1.56% | final price |
| GD | five days earlier | -1.12% | final price |
| ITA | that day | -0.98% | final price |
| ITA | the next day | -0.89% | final price |
| ITA | two days later | +0.37% | final price |
| ITA | three days later | +1.47% | final price |
| ITA | three days earlier | -0.59% | final price |
| ITA | five days earlier | +1.03% | final price |
| LMT | that day | -1.60% | final price |
| LMT | the next day | +1.95% | final price |
| LMT | two days later | +4.06% | final price |
| LMT | three days later | +7.83% | final price |
| LMT | three days earlier | -0.82% | final price |
| LMT | five days earlier | -0.43% | final price |
| NOC | that day | -0.75% | final price |
| NOC | the next day | +2.20% | final price |
| NOC | two days later | +2.93% | final price |
| NOC | three days later | +7.22% | final price |
| NOC | three days earlier | -0.13% | final price |
| NOC | five days earlier | -0.38% | final price |
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Companies in energy around United States Oil Fund (USO)
Companies mentioned with this story
- USO United States Oil Fund
In “Oil prices ease as US-Russia diesel deal hopes offset Middle East attacks,” 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
- BNO United States Brent Oil Fund
In “Oil prices ease as US-Russia diesel deal hopes offset Middle East attacks,” United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) 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
- XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr
In “Oil prices ease as US-Russia diesel deal hopes offset Middle East attacks,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) 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
- XOP State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf
In “Oil prices ease as US-Russia diesel deal hopes offset Middle East attacks,” State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP) 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
- UGA United States Gasoline Fund
United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “Oil prices ease as US-Russia diesel deal hopes offset Middle East attacks.” 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 “Oil prices ease as US-Russia diesel deal hopes offset Middle East attacks,” 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
Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “Oil prices ease as US-Russia diesel deal hopes offset Middle East attacks.” 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
For “Oil prices ease as US-Russia diesel deal hopes offset Middle East attacks,” 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
How energy news reaches United States Oil Fund (USO)
The 13 Oct 2026 story “Oil prices ease as US-Russia diesel deal hopes offset Middle East attacks” names United States Oil Fund (USO) because of Middle East.
What ties United States Oil Fund (USO) to the headline is this: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
Also listed, United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO): Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
What this energy story puts on the calendar
BNO traded between 57.39 and 67.79 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 67.10. USO traded between 141.82 and 162.99 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 160.80. XLE traded between 60.95 and 68.51 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 67.80.
What the saved facts support for United States Oil Fund (USO)
62 out of 100
“Oil prices ease as US-Russia diesel deal hopes offset Middle East attacks” scores 62 out of 100. The score uses 3 sources, and 19 linked companies.