Shares of energy companies rose alongside energy futures amid geopolitical tensions and cooling weather.
Oil futures rose for the third straight session, adding 0.6% to $59.50 a barrel.
The White House is weighing a last-ditch Iranian offer to engage in diplomacy over curbing its nuclear program even as President Trump currently leans toward authorizing fresh military strikes on a nation embroiled in popular protest, U.S. officials said. Crackdowns on the Iranian protest have grown increasingly brutal.
Natural-gas futures rallied, adding 7% after weather forecasts in much of the U.S. suggested unseasonable warmth would soon disappear.
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(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 12, 2026 17:44 ET (22:44 GMT)
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