Shares of energy companies rose as traders hedged their bets on the chance of more conflict in the Middle East.
Oil futures ticked up Friday, but slipped 2.6% for the week to $63.55 a barrel as fears of conflict between the U.S. and Iran subsided somewhat.
Tehran stuck to its refusal to end enrichment of nuclear fuel in talks Friday between senior U.S. and Iranian officials, but both sides signaled a willingness to keep working toward a diplomatic solution that could head off an American strike.
Natural gas plunged 21% to $3.42 a million British thermal units for the week.
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