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The biggest price risers as Irish inflation soars

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Key takeaways

  • Home heating oil is up almost 60% in a year, as Irish inflation climbs to levels not seen since early 2024.
  • Exposed: VGK, BWX, EFA, ASML, HSBC
  • Market reaction: price tracking starts with the next trading session.

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The biggest price risers as Irish inflation soars

Home heating oil is up almost 60% in a year, as Irish inflation climbs to levels not seen since early 2024.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • USO United States Oil Fund-1.1% 30d

    United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+6.9% 30d

    Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF-3.3% 17d

    Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “oil” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • VGK Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

    Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF holds stocks listed in Europe, which this story is about (“irish”).

  • BWX SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF

    SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF holds government bonds outside the US, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Europe

  • EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF-0.7% 6d

    iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is a broad fund of developed-market stocks that includes Europe

  • SHEL Shell+3.5% 11d

    Shell (crude petroleum and natural gas, with business in Europe): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings-2.7% 17d

    ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
USONo price data for this ticker———————
XLENo price data for this ticker———————
BWETNo price data for this ticker———————
VGK+0.86%+3.36%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
BWX-0.16%+0.37%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
EFA+1.79%+3.78%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
SHEL+5.91%+2.77%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XOMNo price data for this ticker———————

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.

The biggest price risers as Irish inflation soars Extra.ie

Source: Extra.ie

Vanguard Intl Equity Index F (VGK) since “The biggest price risers as Irish inflation soars,” compared with the market

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Spdr Series Trust (BWX)three days earlier+0.37%final price
Spdr Series Trust (BWX)five days earlier-0.16%final price
Ishares Tr (EFA)three days earlier+3.78%final price
Ishares Tr (EFA)five days earlier+1.79%final price
Shell (SHEL)three days earlier+2.77%final price
Shell (SHEL)five days earlier+5.91%final price
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F (VGK)three days earlier+3.36%final price
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F (VGK)five days earlier+0.86%final price

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Who is named in “The biggest price risers as Irish inflation soars”

Companies mentioned with this story

  • VGK Vanguard Intl Equity Index F

    In “The biggest price risers as Irish inflation soars,” Vanguard Intl Equity Index F (VGK) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF holds stocks listed in Europe, which this story is about (“irish”)

  • BWX Spdr Series Trust

    In “The biggest price risers as Irish inflation soars,” Spdr Series Trust (BWX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF holds government bonds outside the US, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Europe

  • EFA Ishares Tr

    In “The biggest price risers as Irish inflation soars,” Ishares Tr (EFA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is a broad fund of developed-market stocks that includes Europe

  • ASML Asml Holding

    For “The biggest price risers as Irish inflation soars,” Asml Holding (ASML) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: ASML Holding N.V (special industry machinery) is one of the largest Europe-based companies traded in the US, so news about Europe (“irish”) reaches its shares

  • HSBC Hsbc Holdings

    For “The biggest price risers as Irish inflation soars,” Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: HSBC Holdings (savings institution, federally chartered) is one of the largest Europe-based companies traded in the US, so news about Europe (“irish”) reaches its shares

  • SHEL Shell

    Shell (SHEL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 8 Nov 2026 story “The biggest price risers as Irish inflation soars.” Reason on file: Shell (crude petroleum and natural gas) is one of the largest Europe-based companies traded in the US, so news about Europe (“irish”) reaches its shares

  • NVS Novartis Ag

    Novartis Ag (NVS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 8 Nov 2026 story “The biggest price risers as Irish inflation soars.” Reason on file: Novartis AG (pharmaceutical preparations) is one of the largest Europe-based companies traded in the US, so news about Europe (“irish”) reaches its shares

How “The biggest price risers as Irish inflation soars” reaches Vanguard Intl Equity Index F (VGK)

“The biggest price risers as Irish inflation soars” (8 Nov 2026) reaches Vanguard Intl Equity Index F (VGK) through this story.

For Vanguard Intl Equity Index F (VGK), the reason on file says Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF holds stocks listed in Europe, which this story is about (“irish”)

Spdr Series Trust (BWX) is here too. Its reason reads: SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF holds government bonds outside the US, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Europe

The price range for Vanguard Intl Equity Index F (VGK), and the dates in the story

EFA traded between 102.00 and 104.68 across 6 sessions. The latest close on file is 103.46.

What the saved facts support for Vanguard Intl Equity Index F (VGK)

46 out of 100

“The biggest price risers as Irish inflation soars” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 7 linked companies.