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US stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise up to 1% as oil falls; Trump-Xi summit in focus

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US stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise up to 1% as oil falls; Trump-Xi summit in focus livemint.com

Directly affected

  • NDAQ Nasdaq

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XOM Exxon Mobil

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • CVX Chevron

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • OXY Occidental Petroleum

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • COP ConocoPhillips

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • VLO Valero

    Refiners' profits move with crude and fuel prices

  • MPC Marathon Petroleum

    Refiners' profits move with crude and fuel prices

  • XOP SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration

    A fund of oil and gas producers

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR

    A fund of energy companies

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    This fund moves with oil prices

  • OIH VanEck Oil Services

    Oilfield services rise when drilling follows oil prices

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
NDAQ———————
XOM———————
CVX———————
OXY———————
COP———————
VLO———————
MPC———————
XOP———————
XLE———————
USO———————
OIH———————

US stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise up to 1% as oil falls; Trump-Xi summit in focus livemint.com

Source: livemint.com

The price since 21 Sep 2026: United States Oil Fund (USO) versus the S&P 500

Since the first closing price after “US stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise up to 1% as oil falls; Trump-Xi summit in focus,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is +11.62%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.88% over the same days, a +12.50% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +9.77%, a +1.85% difference versus that group of stocks.

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Disclosure records for United States Oil Fund (USO) within two months of 21 Sep 2026

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 mentioned with this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    For “US stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise up to 1% as oil falls; Trump-Xi summit in focus,” 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

    In “US stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise up to 1% as oil falls; Trump-Xi summit in focus,” 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

    Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 21 Sep 2026 story “US stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise up to 1% as oil falls; Trump-Xi summit in focus.” 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 21 Sep 2026 story “US stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise up to 1% as oil falls; Trump-Xi summit in focus.” Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

  • EFOI Energy Focus

    For “US stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise up to 1% as oil falls; Trump-Xi summit in focus,” Energy Focus (EFOI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected EFOI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy, focus. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • AEIS Advanced Energy Industries

    In “US stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise up to 1% as oil falls; Trump-Xi summit in focus,” 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 “US stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise up to 1% as oil falls; Trump-Xi summit in focus,” 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

    In “US stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise up to 1% as oil falls; Trump-Xi summit in focus,” 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

United States Oil Fund (USO) and the energy link

United States Oil Fund (USO) is the company in “US stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise up to 1% as oil falls; Trump-Xi summit in focus,” the 21 Sep 2026 Energy story.

What ties United States Oil Fund (USO) to the headline 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

Dates and 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.

How strong the case is around United States Oil Fund (USO)

46 out of 100

“US stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise up to 1% as oil falls; Trump-Xi summit in focus” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 10 linked companies.