-- Energy stocks declined late Thursday afternoon with the NYSE Energy Sector Index dropping 1.9% and the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) falling 1.8%.
The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector Index lost 2.5%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities Index shed 1.5%.
West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose 1.5% to $96.53 a barrel, and global benchmark Brent gained 0.8% at $102.11 a barrel. Henry Hub natural gas futures rose 1.6% to $2.77 per 1 million BTU.
In corporate news, BKV (BKV) shares fell 2.5% after it reported Q1 adjusted earnings Thursday of $0.22 per diluted share, down from $0.44 a year earlier. An analyst polled by FactSet expected $0.36.