Energy stocks suffer broad beating as crude oil futures continue to sink
Shares of oil and gas companies were taking a broad beating ahead of Friday''s open, as growing concerns of a coming recession has sent crude oil futures sinking toward an eight-month low. The SPDR Energy Select Sector ETF slumped 3.2% in premarket trading, with all 21 components selling off, as crude futures shed 3.4% and while futures for the SP 500 fell 1.4%. Within energy ETF, the biggest decliners were shares of Marathon Oil Corp. and Devon Energy Corp. , which both fell 4.0%. Among the more-active components, shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp. slid 3.5% and Exxon Mobil Corp. declined 2.9%. The best performer was Williams Companies Inc.''s stock , which gave up 2.3%. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.
Energy stocks suffer broad beating as crude oil futures continue to sink
Shares of oil and gas companies were taking a broad beating ahead of Friday''s open, as growing concerns of a coming recession has sent crude oil futures sinking toward an eight-month low. The SPDR Energy Select Sector ETF slumped 3.2% in premarket trading, with all 21 components selling off, as crude futures shed 3.4% and while futures for the SP 500 fell 1.4%. Within energy ETF, the biggest decliners were shares of Marathon Oil Corp. and Devon Energy Corp. , which both fell 4.0%. Among the more-active components, shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp. slid 3.5% and Exxon Mobil Corp. declined 2.9%. The best performer was Williams Companies Inc.''s stock , which gave up 2.3%. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.