Oil and gas stocks suffer broad, sharp selloff as crude futures drop
The SP 500''s energy sector was suffering a unanimous selloff, as crude oil and natural gas futures slumped amid growing demand concerns and as the Biden administration calls for a gas-tax holiday. The SPDR Energy Select Sector ETF dropped 3.4% with all 21 equity components losing ground, as crude oil futures shed 4.4% and natural gas futures lost 1.0%. Futures for the SP 500 were down 1.4%. The energy ETF''s biggest decliners were shares of Marathon Oil Corp. , down 5.2%, and Devon Energy Corp. , down 4.5%. Among other more-active components, shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp. slid 3.4%, Exxon Mobil Corp. declined 3.0% and Kinder Morgan Inc. shed 2.6%. The best performer was Williams Companies Inc.''s stock , which fell 1.9%. 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.
Oil and gas stocks suffer broad, sharp selloff as crude futures drop
The SP 500''s energy sector was suffering a unanimous selloff, as crude oil and natural gas futures slumped amid growing demand concerns and as the Biden administration calls for a gas-tax holiday. The SPDR Energy Select Sector ETF dropped 3.4% with all 21 equity components losing ground, as crude oil futures shed 4.4% and natural gas futures lost 1.0%. Futures for the SP 500 were down 1.4%. The energy ETF''s biggest decliners were shares of Marathon Oil Corp. , down 5.2%, and Devon Energy Corp. , down 4.5%. Among other more-active components, shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp. slid 3.4%, Exxon Mobil Corp. declined 3.0% and Kinder Morgan Inc. shed 2.6%. The best performer was Williams Companies Inc.''s stock , which fell 1.9%. 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.