U.S. Stocks Mixed, Oil Gains on Fresh Energy Strikes in Ukraine
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U.S. Stocks Mixed, Oil Gains on Fresh Energy Strikes in Ukraine WSJ
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- LMT Lockheed Martin
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- RTX RTX
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- NOC Northrop Grumman
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR
Energy prices move when Russian supply is at risk
- GD General Dynamics
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense
A fund of aerospace and defense companies
- XOM Exxon Mobil
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- CVX Chevron
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- USO United States Oil Fund
This fund moves with oil prices
- WEAT Teucrium Wheat
Wheat prices rise when Black Sea grain is disrupted
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
U.S. Stocks Mixed, Oil Gains on Fresh Energy Strikes in Ukraine WSJ
Source: The Wall Street Journal
How far United States Oil Fund (USO) has moved since 12 Oct 2026
Since the first closing price after “U.S. Stocks Mixed, Oil Gains on Fresh Energy Strikes in Ukraine,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is +5.04%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.47% over the same days, a +6.51% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +0.92%, a +4.13% difference versus that group of stocks.
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVX | that day | +1.43% | final price |
| CVX | the next day | +2.75% | final price |
| CVX | two days later | +4.76% | final price |
| CVX | three days later | +3.48% | final price |
| CVX | three days earlier | -3.22% | final price |
| CVX | five days earlier | -2.61% | final price |
| GD | that day | +1.14% | final price |
| GD | the next day | +0.35% | final price |
| GD | two days later | +0.99% | final price |
| GD | three days later | +1.70% | final price |
| GD | three days earlier | -1.46% | final price |
| GD | five days earlier | +0.12% | final price |
| ITA | that day | -0.28% | final price |
| ITA | the next day | -1.26% | final price |
| ITA | two days later | -1.17% | final price |
| ITA | three days later | +0.09% | final price |
| ITA | three days earlier | -1.47% | final price |
| ITA | five days earlier | +0.06% | final price |
| LMT | that day | +0.48% | final price |
| LMT | the next day | -1.13% | final price |
| LMT | two days later | +2.44% | final price |
| LMT | three days later | +4.55% | final price |
| LMT | three days earlier | -2.04% | final price |
| LMT | five days earlier | -0.61% | final price |
| NOC | that day | +0.86% | final price |
| NOC | the next day | +0.11% | final price |
| NOC | two days later | +3.08% | final price |
| NOC | three days later | +3.81% | final price |
| NOC | three days earlier | -1.50% | final price |
| NOC | five days earlier | -1.00% | final price |
Who reported a United States Oil Fund (USO) trade near this story
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Who gains and who loses around United States Oil Fund (USO)
Companies tied to this story
- USO United States Oil Fund
In “U.S. Stocks Mixed, Oil Gains on Fresh Energy Strikes in Ukraine,” 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 “U.S. Stocks Mixed, Oil Gains on Fresh Energy Strikes in Ukraine,” 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 “U.S. Stocks Mixed, Oil Gains on Fresh Energy Strikes in Ukraine,” 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
For “U.S. Stocks Mixed, Oil Gains on Fresh Energy Strikes in Ukraine,” State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP) 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 “U.S. Stocks Mixed, Oil Gains on Fresh Energy Strikes in Ukraine,” 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 “U.S. Stocks Mixed, Oil Gains on Fresh Energy Strikes in Ukraine,” 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
Atmos Energy (ATO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “U.S. Stocks Mixed, Oil Gains on Fresh Energy Strikes in Ukraine.” 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 12 Oct 2026 story “U.S. Stocks Mixed, Oil Gains on Fresh Energy Strikes in Ukraine.” 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 energy news reaches United States Oil Fund (USO)
On 12 Oct 2026, “U.S. Stocks Mixed, Oil Gains on Fresh Energy Strikes in Ukraine” is the story that connects United States Oil Fund (USO) to Energy.
The link for United States Oil Fund (USO) is this: 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
Price levels for United States Oil Fund (USO)
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.
The energy score for United States Oil Fund (USO)
46 out of 100
“U.S. Stocks Mixed, Oil Gains on Fresh Energy Strikes in Ukraine” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 10 linked companies.