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Sector Update: Energy Stocks Rise Late Afternoon

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Energy stocks were higher late Wednesday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index rising 1.9% and the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) climbing 1.8%.

The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector Index was adding 0.7%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities Index decreased 0.1%.

Crude oil prices rose Wednesday after President Donald Trump said Iran will have to "pay the price" for taking too long to agree to a peace deal. US forces launched airstrikes Tuesday against Iran after Tehran shot down an American Apache helicopter, Central Command said. Iran launched retaliatory strikes on American military bases across Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain, media reports said.

Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose 2.5% to $90.42 a barrel, and the global benchmark Brent crude contract added 2.1% to $93.41 a barrel. Henry Hub natural gas futures advanced 1.2% to $3.18 per 1 million BTU.

In sector news, US crude oil stocks, including those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, fell by 15.2 million barrels in the week ended June 5 following a decrease of 16.0 million barrels in the previous week. Excluding inventories in the SPR, commercial crude oil stocks fell by 7.2 million barrels after an 8.0-million-barrel decline in the previous week and compared with a 2.2-million-barrel decrease expected in a survey compiled by Bloomberg.

Separately, OpenAI is in advanced talks to lease a proposed 10-gigawatt data center campus on federal land in Ohio, The Information reported. The AI company is discussing a 20-year lease for the site, which is currently being developed by SoftBank Group unit SB Energy on US Department of Energy property, the report said.

In corporate news, Devon Energy (DVN) shares jumped nearly 6% after Evercore ISI upgraded the stock to outperform from in line with a $54 price target. Devon said it expects the combined company following its merger with Coterra Energy to produce an average of 1.38 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2026, including 500,000 barrels per day of oil.

APA (APA) shares gained 4.3% after the company said Wednesday it has agreed to acquire Savant Alaska for about $70 million in upfront consideration, plus contingent payments related to the development of APA's eastern North Slope portfolio.

Petrobras (PBR) agreed to acquire a 50% stake in the Itaimbezinho block in the offshore Campos Basin in southeastern Brazil from Equinor (EQNR) unit Equinor Brasil Energia for an undisclosed amount. Petrobras shares rose 2.1%, and Equinor climbed 2.7%.

Entergy (ETR) shares added 1% after Evercore ISI upgraded the company to outperform from in line and lifted its price target to $121 from $115.

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