Energy stocks declined late Tuesday afternoon with the NYSE Energy Sector Index falling 2.2% and the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) dropping 2.5%.
The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector Index shed 0.2%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities Index rose 0.3%.
West Texas Intermediate crude oil fell 2.7% to $93.96 a barrel, and global benchmark Brent rose 3.8% to $99.79 a barrel. Henry Hub natural gas futures was slightly lower at $2.91 per 1 million BTU.
In corporate news, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) is acquiring a 10% stake in Exxon Mobil's (XOM) deepwater exploration block off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago, Reuters reported. Occidental shares were down 1.8%, and Exxon fell 3.2%.
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