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UAE Non-Oil Firms Raise Prices at Record Pace in October, PMI Shows

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Key takeaways

  • Exposed: USO, XLE, BWET, UAE, XOM
  • Market reaction: price tracking starts with the next trading session.

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ENERGYUAE Non-Oil Firms Raise Prices atRecord Pace in October, PMI ShowsGEOPOLITICS ALPHA

This report is about oil and tanker shipping.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • USO United States Oil Fund+8.9% 30d

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

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+8.9% 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.

  • UAE iShares MSCI UAE ETF

    iShares MSCI UAE ETF holds stocks listed in the UAE, which this story is about (“uae”).

  • FRO Frontline+8.7% 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.

  • DHT DHT Holdings

    DHT Holdings (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.

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+3.3% 15d

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

  • INSW International Seaways-3.9% 12d

    International Seaways (water transportation): 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
USO+5.38%+6.75%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XLE+2.64%+4.95%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
BWET+7.18%+11.56%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
UAE+1.46%-1.35%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
FRO+5.87%+8.47%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
DHT+2.17%+4.51%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XOM+2.57%+5.49%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
INSW+6.60%+6.75%baseafter closeafter 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.

UAE Non-Oil Firms Raise Prices at Record Pace in October, PMI Shows U.S. News - Money

Source: U.S. News - Money

The price since 4 Nov 2026: United States Oil Fund (USO) versus the S&P 500

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)three days earlier+11.56%final price
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)five days earlier+7.18%final price
DHTthree days earlier+4.51%final price
DHTfive days earlier+2.17%final price
FROthree days earlier+8.47%final price
FROfive days earlier+5.87%final price
INSWthree days earlier+6.75%final price
INSWfive days earlier+6.60%final price
Ishares Tr (UAE)three days earlier-1.35%final price
Ishares Tr (UAE)five days earlier+1.46%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier+6.75%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier+5.38%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier+4.95%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier+2.64%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)three days earlier+5.49%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)five days earlier+2.57%final price

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Who gains and who loses around United States Oil Fund (USO)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    In “UAE Non-Oil Firms Raise Prices at Record Pace in October, PMI Shows,” 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

    Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 4 Nov 2026 story “UAE Non-Oil Firms Raise Prices at Record Pace in October, PMI Shows.” Reason on file: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • BWET Amplify Commodity Trust

    In “UAE Non-Oil Firms Raise Prices at Record Pace in October, PMI Shows,” 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

  • UAE Ishares Tr

    For “UAE Non-Oil Firms Raise Prices at Record Pace in October, PMI Shows,” Ishares Tr (UAE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI UAE ETF holds stocks listed in the UAE, which this story is about (“uae”)

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    For “UAE Non-Oil Firms Raise Prices at Record Pace in October, PMI Shows,” 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 “UAE Non-Oil Firms Raise Prices at Record Pace in October, PMI Shows,” 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 “UAE Non-Oil Firms Raise Prices at Record Pace in October, PMI Shows,” 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

    In “UAE Non-Oil Firms Raise Prices at Record Pace in October, PMI Shows,” Shell (SHEL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. 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

How energy news reaches United States Oil Fund (USO)

On 4 Nov 2026, “UAE Non-Oil Firms Raise Prices at Record Pace in October, PMI Shows” is the story that connects United States Oil Fund (USO) to Energy.

United States Oil Fund (USO) is on the page because United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

Also listed, Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE): 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 156.89. XLE traded between 62.95 and 70.15 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 67.26.

How solid the energy case looks

54 out of 100

“UAE Non-Oil Firms Raise Prices at Record Pace in October, PMI Shows” scores 54 out of 100. The score uses 2 sources, and 8 linked companies.