01:11 PM EDT, 10/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were rising Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index up 0.4% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) adding 0.5%.

The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector Index was decreasing 1%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities Index was falling 1.1%.

Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil was rising 0.4% to $60.81 a barrel, and the global benchmark Brent crude contract was advancing 0.1% to $65.05 a barrel. Henry Hub natural gas futures rose 3.6% to $4.10 per 1 million BTU.

In corporate news, Chevron ( CVX ) and Exxon Mobil ( XOM ) reported better-than-expected Q3 earnings on Friday, buoyed by higher oil production despite lower crude prices. Chevron ( CVX ) shares climbed 3.2%, and Exxon shares eased 0.5%.