Shares of energy companies were little changed after a modest drop in the U.S. oil inventories.
Commercial crude oil stocks excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell by 515,000 barrels to 425.5 million barrels in the week ended Oct. 25 and were about 4% below the five-year average for the time of year, the Energy Information Administration said.
Speculation over an Iranian response to the recent Israeli attack continued.
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