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US threatens to block arms for Ukraine over refinery attacks, FT reports

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US threatens to block arms for Ukraine over refinery attacks, FT reports Reuters

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

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US threatens to block arms for Ukraine over refinery attacks, FT reports Reuters

Source: Reuters

Price since this story was published: United States Oil Fund (USO)

Since the first closing price after “US threatens to block arms for Ukraine over refinery attacks, FT reports,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is +6.44%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.47% over the same days, a +7.91% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +2.70%, a +3.74% difference versus that group of stocks.

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS)that day-2.66%final price
Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS)the next day-4.51%final price
Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS)two days later-9.69%final price
Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS)three days later-12.66%final price
Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS)three days earlier+1.28%final price
Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS)five days earlier+3.10%final price
Amplify Energy (AMPY)that day+1.01%final price
Amplify Energy (AMPY)the next day+3.13%final price
Amplify Energy (AMPY)two days later-2.68%final price
Amplify Energy (AMPY)three days later-2.68%final price
Amplify Energy (AMPY)three days earlier-0.22%final price
Amplify Energy (AMPY)five days earlier-0.89%final price
Atmos Energy (ATO)that day+0.47%final price
Atmos Energy (ATO)the next day+1.10%final price
Atmos Energy (ATO)two days later+1.43%final price
Atmos Energy (ATO)three days later+1.39%final price
Atmos Energy (ATO)three days earlier-1.53%final price
Atmos Energy (ATO)five days earlier-2.24%final price
Bloom Energy (BE)that day-6.35%final price
Bloom Energy (BE)the next day-5.98%final price
Bloom Energy (BE)two days later-14.60%final price
Bloom Energy (BE)three days later-15.67%final price
Bloom Energy (BE)three days earlier+3.94%final price
Bloom Energy (BE)five days earlier+2.26%final price
United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO)that day+1.77%final price
United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO)the next day+1.77%final price
United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO)two days later+1.69%final price
United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO)three days later+1.38%final price
United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO)three days earlier-3.24%final price
United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO)five days earlier-3.94%final price
USO
SPY
XLE

Official trades in United States Oil Fund (USO) around 11 Oct 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).

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

Companies carried with this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    For “US threatens to block arms for Ukraine over refinery attacks, FT reports,” 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 threatens to block arms for Ukraine over refinery attacks, FT reports,” 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

    For “US threatens to block arms for Ukraine over refinery attacks, FT reports,” 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

    In “US threatens to block arms for Ukraine over refinery attacks, FT reports,” 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

    Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 11 Oct 2026 story “US threatens to block arms for Ukraine over refinery attacks, FT reports.” 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 threatens to block arms for Ukraine over refinery attacks, FT reports,” 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 threatens to block arms for Ukraine over refinery attacks, FT reports,” 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

  • BE Bloom Energy

    For “US threatens to block arms for Ukraine over refinery attacks, FT reports,” Bloom Energy (BE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. 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 11 Oct 2026, “US threatens to block arms for Ukraine over refinery attacks, FT reports” is the story that connects United States Oil Fund (USO) to Energy.

For United States Oil Fund (USO), the reason on file says 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 in the story, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) price range

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 solid the energy case looks

54 out of 100

“US threatens to block arms for Ukraine over refinery attacks, FT reports” scores 54 out of 100. The score uses 2 sources, and 10 linked companies.