09:00 AM EST, 11/13/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were advancing premarket Wednesday as the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) was 0.1% higher recently.

The United States Oil Fund (USO) was up 0.1% and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 2.1% lower.

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was 0.4% higher at $68.38 per barrel at the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark North Sea Brent crude oil gained 0.3% to $72.13 per barrel, and natural gas futures were down 2.2% at $2.84 per 1 million British Thermal Units.

DHT Holdings ( DHT ) shares were up more than 2% after the company reported higher Q3 earnings and shipping revenue.