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Stocks Pressured by Rising Crude Prices

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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down by -0.36% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.44%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.55%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are down -0.36%, and December E-mini...

Directly affected

  • NDAQ Nasdaq

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XOM Exxon Mobil

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • CVX Chevron

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • OXY Occidental Petroleum

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • COP ConocoPhillips

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • XLI Industrial Select Sector SPDR

    A fund of industrial companies

  • CAT Caterpillar

    A large machinery maker

  • VLO Valero

    Refiners' profits move with crude and fuel prices

  • MPC Marathon Petroleum

    Refiners' profits move with crude and fuel prices

  • XOP SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration

    A fund of oil and gas producers

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR

    A fund of energy companies

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
NDAQ———————
XOM———————
CVX———————
OXY———————
COP———————
XLI———————
CAT———————
VLO———————
MPC———————
XOP———————
XLE———————

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down by -0.36% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.44%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.55%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are down -0.36%, an…

Source: Nasdaq Markets

Price since this story was published: United States Oil Fund (USO)

Since the first closing price after “Stocks Pressured by Rising Crude Prices,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is +8.40%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.62% over the same days, a +9.02% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +9.28%, a -0.88% difference versus that group of stocks.

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United States Oil Fund (USO) filings in this energy story

Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).

Who is named in “Stocks Pressured by Rising Crude Prices”

Companies mentioned with this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    In “Stocks Pressured by Rising Crude Prices,” 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

    For “Stocks Pressured by Rising Crude Prices,” 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 “Stocks Pressured by Rising Crude Prices,” 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

    State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 24 Sep 2026 story “Stocks Pressured by Rising Crude Prices.” Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

  • AEIS Advanced Energy Industries

    For “Stocks Pressured by Rising Crude Prices,” Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. 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

    In “Stocks Pressured by Rising Crude Prices,” 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

    In “Stocks Pressured by Rising Crude Prices,” Atmos Energy (ATO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. 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

    Bloom Energy (BE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 24 Sep 2026 story “Stocks Pressured by Rising Crude Prices.” 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 “Stocks Pressured by Rising Crude Prices” reaches United States Oil Fund (USO)

United States Oil Fund (USO) is the company in “Stocks Pressured by Rising Crude Prices,” the 24 Sep 2026 Energy story.

United States Oil Fund (USO) is on the page because Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

A second company, United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO), is listed for a different reason: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

Dates in the story, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) price range

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

“Stocks Pressured by Rising Crude Prices” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 10 linked companies.