Even as US stocks are battling a bear market, energy stocks have been dominating the list of S&P 500 gainers so far this year, with Oxy at the top of the gainers’ chart, defying the S&P 500, which has already corrected 22.5% this year.
US stocks today: S&P 500, Nasdaq end higher, notch weekly gains after earnings-heavy week
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq reached record highs, fueled by strong earnings and falling crude prices, marking their longest weekly gain streak since October 2024.