Energy stocks were advancing pre-bell Monday, with the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) up 0.7%.
The United States Oil Fund (USO) was up 1.9% and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 1.1% higher.
Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was up 2.4% at $58.11 per barrel at the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark North Sea Brent crude oil gained 2.3% to $62.01 per barrel, and natural gas futures were 1.9% higher at $4.45 per 1 million British Thermal Units.
Chevron (CVX) has entered into a $120 million prepayment and commercial agreement with Frontera Energy's Colombian subsidiary, Frontera said. Chevron shares were 0.5% higher premarket.
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