Oil soars above $105 in wake of Saudi airport strike, Ukraine energy attack blamed on Russia
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Oil soars above $105 in wake of Saudi airport strike, Ukraine energy attack blamed on Russia New York Post
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 soars above $105 in wake of Saudi airport strike, Ukraine energy attack blamed on Russia New York Post
Source: New York Post
United States Oil Fund (USO) since this story, compared with the market
Since the first closing price after “Oil soars above $105 in wake of Saudi airport strike, Ukraine energy attack blamed on Russia,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is +5.04%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.47% over the same days, a +6.51% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +0.92%, a +4.13% difference versus that group of stocks.
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVX | that day | +1.43% | final price |
| CVX | the next day | +2.75% | final price |
| CVX | two days later | +4.76% | final price |
| CVX | three days later | +3.48% | final price |
| CVX | three days earlier | -3.22% | final price |
| CVX | five days earlier | -2.61% | final price |
| GD | that day | +1.14% | final price |
| GD | the next day | +0.35% | final price |
| GD | two days later | +0.99% | final price |
| GD | three days later | +1.70% | final price |
| GD | three days earlier | -1.46% | final price |
| GD | five days earlier | +0.12% | final price |
| ITA | that day | -0.28% | final price |
| ITA | the next day | -1.26% | final price |
| ITA | two days later | -1.17% | final price |
| ITA | three days later | +0.09% | final price |
| ITA | three days earlier | -1.47% | final price |
| ITA | five days earlier | +0.06% | final price |
| LMT | that day | +0.48% | final price |
| LMT | the next day | -1.13% | final price |
| LMT | two days later | +2.44% | final price |
| LMT | three days later | +4.55% | final price |
| LMT | three days earlier | -2.04% | final price |
| LMT | five days earlier | -0.61% | final price |
| NOC | that day | +0.86% | final price |
| NOC | the next day | +0.11% | final price |
| NOC | two days later | +3.08% | final price |
| NOC | three days later | +3.81% | final price |
| NOC | three days earlier | -1.50% | final price |
| NOC | five days earlier | -1.00% | final price |
Official trades in United States Oil Fund (USO) around 12 Oct 2026
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Who gains and who loses around United States Oil Fund (USO)
Companies tied to this story
- USO United States Oil Fund
United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Oil soars above $105 in wake of Saudi airport strike, Ukraine energy attack blamed on Russia.” 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 soars above $105 in wake of Saudi airport strike, Ukraine energy attack blamed on Russia,” 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
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Oil soars above $105 in wake of Saudi airport strike, Ukraine energy attack blamed on Russia.” 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
For “Oil soars above $105 in wake of Saudi airport strike, Ukraine energy attack blamed on Russia,” 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
- AEIS Advanced Energy Industries
Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Oil soars above $105 in wake of Saudi airport strike, Ukraine energy attack blamed on Russia.” Reason on file: GA selected AEIS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- AMPY Amplify Energy
For “Oil soars above $105 in wake of Saudi airport strike, Ukraine energy attack blamed on Russia,” Amplify Energy (AMPY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AMPY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- ATO Atmos Energy
Atmos Energy (ATO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Oil soars above $105 in wake of Saudi airport strike, Ukraine energy attack blamed on Russia.” Reason on file: GA selected ATO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- BE Bloom Energy
In “Oil soars above $105 in wake of Saudi airport strike, Ukraine energy attack blamed on Russia,” Bloom Energy (BE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
How energy news reaches United States Oil Fund (USO)
“Oil soars above $105 in wake of Saudi airport strike, Ukraine energy attack blamed on Russia” (12 Oct 2026) reaches United States Oil Fund (USO) through Energy.
For United States Oil Fund (USO), the reason on file says Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is here too. Its reason reads: 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.
How solid the energy case looks
46 out of 100
“Oil soars above $105 in wake of Saudi airport strike, Ukraine energy attack blamed on Russia” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 10 linked companies.