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U.S. stocks rebound as oil sinks more than 6% on U.S.-Iran peace hopes

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U.S. stocks rebound as oil sinks more than 6% on U.S.-Iran peace hopes

The Dow is up 500 points as Brent crude falls 7.7%, with Apple earnings and the midterm elections on the calendar

Directly affected

  • AAPL Apple+1.4% 30d

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • USO United States Oil Fund+13.9% 30d

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

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+12.1% 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.

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+13.4% 16d

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

  • CVX Chevron+15.7% 30d

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

  • OXY Occidental Petroleum+1.5% 30d

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

  • COP ConocoPhillips+8.3% 30d

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

  • FRO Frontline+14.2% 30d

    Frontline (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “oil” (tanker shipping) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
AAPL-0.24%-0.21%base-2.23%after closeafter closeafter close
USO-1.54%-1.29%base-6.86%after closeafter closeafter close
XLE-0.51%-2.20%base-3.37%after closeafter closeafter close
BWETNo price data for this ticker———————
XOM-1.45%-2.77%base-3.50%after closeafter closeafter close
CVX-1.54%-2.69%base-3.20%after closeafter closeafter close
OXYNo price data for this ticker———————
COPNo price data for this ticker———————
FRO-2.94%-2.39%base-7.20%after 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.

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U.S. stocks rebound as oil sinks more than 6% on U.S.-Iran peace hopes Quartz

Source: Quartz

How far United States Oil Fund (USO) has moved since 2 Nov 2026

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
AAPLthat day-2.23%still updating
AAPLthree days earlier-0.21%final price
AAPLfive days earlier-0.24%final price
Chevron (CVX)that day-3.20%still updating
Chevron (CVX)three days earlier-2.69%final price
Chevron (CVX)five days earlier-1.54%final price
Frontline (FRO)that day-7.20%still updating
Frontline (FRO)three days earlier-2.39%final price
Frontline (FRO)five days earlier-2.94%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)that day-6.86%still updating
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier-1.29%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier-1.54%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)that day-3.37%still updating
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier-2.20%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier-0.51%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)that day-3.50%still updating
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)three days earlier-2.77%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)five days earlier-1.45%final price

Trades by members of Congress and officials in the stocks in this story

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Companies in energy around United States Oil Fund (USO)

Companies tied to this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    For “U.S. stocks rebound as oil sinks more than 6% on U.S.-Iran peace hopes,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    For “U.S. stocks rebound as oil sinks more than 6% on U.S.-Iran peace hopes,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • BWET Amplify Commodity Trust

    In “U.S. stocks rebound as oil sinks more than 6% on U.S.-Iran peace hopes,” Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “oil” (tanker shipping) in this story

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    For “U.S. stocks rebound as oil sinks more than 6% on U.S.-Iran peace hopes,” ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • CVX Chevron

    In “U.S. stocks rebound as oil sinks more than 6% on U.S.-Iran peace hopes,” Chevron (CVX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • COP Conocophillips

    In “U.S. stocks rebound as oil sinks more than 6% on U.S.-Iran peace hopes,” Conocophillips (COP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: ConocoPhillips (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • SHEL Shell

    Shell (SHEL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Nov 2026 story “U.S. stocks rebound as oil sinks more than 6% on U.S.-Iran peace hopes.” Reason on file: Shell (crude petroleum and natural gas): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • FRO Frontline

    Frontline (FRO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Nov 2026 story “U.S. stocks rebound as oil sinks more than 6% on U.S.-Iran peace hopes.” Reason on file: Frontline (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “oil” (tanker shipping) in this story

United States Oil Fund (USO) and the energy link

United States Oil Fund (USO) is the company in “U.S. stocks rebound as oil sinks more than 6% on U.S.-Iran peace hopes,” the 2 Nov 2026 Energy story.

For United States Oil Fund (USO), the reason on file says United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

A second company, Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE), is listed for a different reason: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

Dates and price levels for United States Oil Fund (USO)

BWET traded between 788.51 and 1047.07 across 17 sessions. The latest close on file is 907.20. USO traded between 141.82 and 171.80 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 168.83. XLE traded between 62.06 and 70.15 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 70.00.

How solid the energy case looks

46 out of 100Price not final

“U.S. stocks rebound as oil sinks more than 6% on U.S.-Iran peace hopes” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies. The price is not final yet.