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Russian Spending on Refinery Subsidies Hits Highest since 2022

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Key takeaways

  • Exposed: CRAK, XLE, VLO, MPC, PSX
  • Market reaction: price tracking starts with the next trading session.

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ENERGYRussian Spending on RefinerySubsidies Hits Highest since 2022GEOPOLITICS ALPHA

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+6.9% 30d

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

  • VLO Valero Energy-4.6% 30d

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

  • MPC Marathon Petroleum-0.2% 12d

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

  • PSX Phillips 66+2.9% 30d

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

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings-2.7% 17d

    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+9.63%+6.91%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XLE+13.47%+8.12%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
VLO+13.92%+10.34%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
MPC+17.80%+13.33%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
PSX+14.52%+10.23%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XOM+13.27%+7.37%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.

Russian Spending on Refinery Subsidies Hits Highest since 2022 Rigzone

Source: Rigzone

Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK) since this story, compared with the market

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK)three days earlier+6.91%final price
Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK)five days earlier+9.63%final price
Marathon Petroleum (MPC)three days earlier+13.33%final price
Marathon Petroleum (MPC)five days earlier+17.80%final price
Phillips 66 (PSX)three days earlier+10.23%final price
Phillips 66 (PSX)five days earlier+14.52%final price
Valero Energy (VLO)three days earlier+10.34%final price
Valero Energy (VLO)five days earlier+13.92%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier+8.12%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier+13.47%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)three days earlier+7.37%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)five days earlier+13.27%final price

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Who gains and who loses around Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK)

Companies carried with this story

  • CRAK Vaneck Etf Trust

    In “Russian Spending on Refinery Subsidies Hits Highest since 2022,” Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. 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 “Russian Spending on Refinery Subsidies Hits Highest since 2022,” 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

    Valero Energy (VLO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 6 Nov 2026 story “Russian Spending on Refinery Subsidies Hits Highest since 2022.” 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

    For “Russian Spending on Refinery Subsidies Hits Highest since 2022,” 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

    For “Russian Spending on Refinery Subsidies Hits Highest since 2022,” 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

    In “Russian Spending on Refinery Subsidies Hits Highest since 2022,” ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story

How energy news reaches Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK)

The 6 Nov 2026 story “Russian Spending on Refinery Subsidies Hits Highest since 2022” names Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK) because of Energy.

For Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK), the reason on file says VanEck Oil Refiners ETF: it holds refiners, whose margins move with fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story

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

What this energy story puts on the calendar

VLO traded between 347.57 and 461.55 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 365.26. XLE traded between 63.05 and 70.15 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 66.70.

How solid the energy case looks

46 out of 100

“Russian Spending on Refinery Subsidies Hits Highest since 2022” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.