Driven by rising international oil prices, U.S. energy stocks rose in pre-market trading. Halliburton (HAL.N) rose 2%, Valero Energy (VLO.N) rose 2.4%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY.N) rose 1.6%, Chevron (CVX.N) rose 1.6%, ExxonMobil (XOM.N) rose 1.4%, a

2026-08-31

Driven by rising international oil prices, U.S. energy stocks rose in pre-market trading. Halliburton (HAL.N) rose 2%, Valero Energy (VLO.N) rose 2.4%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY.N) rose 1.6%, Chevron (CVX.N) rose 1.6%, ExxonMobil (XOM.N) rose 1.4%, and Marathon Petroleum (MRO.N) rose 1.2%.