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Russia: Fire at Refinery Attacked in Nizhny Novgorod, About 250 Miles East of Moscow

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Russia: Fire at Refinery Attacked in Nizhny Novgorod, About 250 Miles East of Moscow

This report is about refining.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • CRAK VanEck Oil Refiners ETF

    VanEck Oil Refiners ETF: it holds refiners, whose margins move with fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story.

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+12.1% 30d

    Energy Select Sector SPDR: it holds refiners, whose margins move with fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story.

  • VLO Valero Energy+0.7% 30d

    Valero Energy (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story.

  • MPC Marathon Petroleum+13.1% 9d

    Marathon Petroleum (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story.

  • PSX Phillips 66+12.1% 30d

    Phillips 66 (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story.

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+13.4% 16d

    ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
CRAK+4.05%-0.25%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XLE-0.51%-2.20%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
VLONo price data for this ticker———————
MPCNo price data for this ticker———————
PSXNo price data for this ticker———————
XOM-1.45%-2.77%baseafter closeafter 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.

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Russia: Fire at Refinery Attacked in Nizhny Novgorod, About 250 Miles East of Moscow Ynetnews

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The price since 1 Nov 2026: Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK) versus the S&P 500

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK)three days earlier-0.25%final price
Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK)five days earlier+4.05%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier-2.20%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier-0.51%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)three days earlier-2.77%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)five days earlier-1.45%final price

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Companies tied to this story

  • CRAK Vaneck Etf Trust

    Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 1 Nov 2026 story “Russia: Fire at Refinery Attacked in Nizhny Novgorod, About 250 Miles East of Moscow.” Reason on file: VanEck Oil Refiners ETF: it holds refiners, whose margins move with fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    In “Russia: Fire at Refinery Attacked in Nizhny Novgorod, About 250 Miles East of Moscow,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Energy Select Sector SPDR: it holds refiners, whose margins move with fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story

  • VLO Valero Energy

    For “Russia: Fire at Refinery Attacked in Nizhny Novgorod, About 250 Miles East of Moscow,” Valero Energy (VLO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Valero Energy (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story

  • MPC Marathon Petroleum

    In “Russia: Fire at Refinery Attacked in Nizhny Novgorod, About 250 Miles East of Moscow,” Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Marathon Petroleum (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story

  • PSX Phillips 66

    In “Russia: Fire at Refinery Attacked in Nizhny Novgorod, About 250 Miles East of Moscow,” Phillips 66 (PSX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Phillips 66 (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 1 Nov 2026 story “Russia: Fire at Refinery Attacked in Nizhny Novgorod, About 250 Miles East of Moscow.” Reason on file: ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story

Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK) and the energy link

On 1 Nov 2026, “Russia: Fire at Refinery Attacked in Nizhny Novgorod, About 250 Miles East of Moscow” is the story that connects Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK) to Energy.

What ties Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK) to the headline is this: VanEck Oil Refiners ETF: it holds refiners, whose margins move with fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story

Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is here too. Its reason reads: Energy Select Sector SPDR: it holds refiners, whose margins move with fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story

Price levels for Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK)

VLO traded between 377.49 and 461.55 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 399.69. XLE traded between 62.06 and 70.15 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 70.00.

How strong the case is around Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK)

46 out of 100

“Russia: Fire at Refinery Attacked in Nizhny Novgorod, About 250 Miles East of Moscow” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.