Oil futures settled higher following five sessions of losses, with WTI rising 1.8% to $92.16 a barrel and Brent up 3.9% to $103.08 a barrel.

The major averages rose in Thursday's regular trading session following Wednesday's first Federal Reserve interest rate hike in three years.

Falling oil prices and yields sparked a stock market rally. AMD, Intel, Micron, Nvidia and Sandisk are key movers.

Oil futures extended their losing streak to five sessions on optimism about oil flows out of the Middle East with Saudi Arabia set to restore its damaged pipeline while dark transits continue through the Strait of Hormuz.

For midstream investors, short-term volatility in crude oil prices shouldn't be a major concern. The broader focus belongs on oil futures prices, particularly looking out to 2027 and beyond.

Stocks now look set to open mixed as Dow futures have turned negative less than an hour before the opening bell. Dow futures were down 146 points, or 0.3%, after being up 160 points earlier. S&P 500 futures were down fractionally,

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U.S. long bond futures have broken below the October 2023 critical technical support level. The bonds fell below and out of their consolidation range, but a bearish technical break doesn't guarantee a wave of selling.

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Crude oil futures declined, retreating from the four-month highs reached on growing concerns about Middle East supplies as the conflict drags on with no solution in sight.

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The Morning Bull - US Market Morning Update Thursday, Sep, 24 2026 US market futures are pointing slightly higher this morning, with E-mini S&P 500 contracts up 0.1%. The main fuel is stronger European activity data.