Stocks Settle Higher as Crude Prices Fall on US-Iran Deal Hopes
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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed up by +0.51% on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up by +0.93%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.42%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) rose +0.47%, and December E-mini...
Directly affected
- NDAQ Nasdaq
Named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- FRO Frontline
Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike
- INSW International Seaways
Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike
- DHT DHT Holdings
Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike
- TNK Teekay Tankers
Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike
- USO United States Oil Fund
Oil prices move when Iranian supply is at risk
- XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR
Energy companies move with Iran supply risk
- XOM Exxon Mobil
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- CVX Chevron
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- XLI Industrial Select Sector SPDR
A fund of industrial companies
- DAL Delta Air Lines
Airlines pay more for fuel when oil prices jump
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed up by +0.51% on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up by +0.93%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.42%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) rose +0.4…
Source: Nasdaq Markets
How far United States Oil Fund (USO) has moved since 25 Sep 2026
Since the first closing price after “Stocks Settle Higher as Crude Prices Fall on US-Iran Deal Hopes,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is +7.21%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.15% over the same days, a +7.06% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +9.14%, a -1.94% difference versus that group of stocks.
Official trades in United States Oil Fund (USO) around 25 Sep 2026
- Gilbert Cisneros buy Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) ($1,001 - $15,000). That is 4 days after publication, inside 30 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Stocks Settle Higher as Crude Prices Fall on US-Iran Deal Hopes.”
- Nancy Pelosi buy Bloom Energy (BE) ($500,001 - $1,000,000). That is 59 days before publication, inside 60 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Stocks Settle Higher as Crude Prices Fall on US-Iran Deal Hopes.”
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).
United States Oil Fund (USO) on one side of this energy story
Companies tied to this story
- USO United States Oil Fund
In “Stocks Settle Higher as Crude Prices Fall on US-Iran Deal Hopes,” 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
- XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr
In “Stocks Settle Higher as Crude Prices Fall on US-Iran Deal Hopes,” 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 25 Sep 2026 story “Stocks Settle Higher as Crude Prices Fall on US-Iran Deal Hopes.” 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 “Stocks Settle Higher as Crude Prices Fall on US-Iran Deal Hopes,” 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
- AEIS Advanced Energy Industries
In “Stocks Settle Higher as Crude Prices Fall on US-Iran Deal Hopes,” 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
For “Stocks Settle Higher as Crude Prices Fall on US-Iran Deal Hopes,” 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
For “Stocks Settle Higher as Crude Prices Fall on US-Iran Deal Hopes,” 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 25 Sep 2026 story “Stocks Settle Higher as Crude Prices Fall on US-Iran Deal Hopes.” 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
United States Oil Fund (USO) and the energy link
“Stocks Settle Higher as Crude Prices Fall on US-Iran Deal Hopes” (25 Sep 2026) reaches United States Oil Fund (USO) through Energy.
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, Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE), is listed for a different reason: 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
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. XOP traded between 177.09 and 202.25 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 199.52.
A simple score for United States Oil Fund (USO)
46 out of 100
“Stocks Settle Higher as Crude Prices Fall on US-Iran Deal Hopes” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 10 linked companies.