S&P 500 energy index .SPNY gains 1.7% as oil prices advance
Brent crude futures LCOc1 jump 5.8%, hitting $99.51/barrel; U.S. West Texas Intermediate CLc1 rises 4.7% to $90.90/barrel
Prices hit nearly $100/barrel for the first time in more than a month after the Houthi militia of Yemen said they struck two Saudi oil tankers, widening disruption to global oil shipping through both the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz
Majors, producers, oilfield services and refiners advance
Energy majors Exxon XOM.N and Chevron CVX.N each gain ~2%
Devon Energy DVN.N, Diamondback Energy FANG.O, Ovintiv OVV.N and ConocoPhillips COP.N up between 2.4% and ~3%, among the biggest percentage gainers on the energy index
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