01:26 PM EST, 02/25/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were lower Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index falling 1.1% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) dropping 1.3%.

The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index retreated 1.4%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities index shed 0.6%.

Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil was falling 2.7% to $68.77 a barrel while the global benchmark Brent crude contract was dropping 2.7% to $72.76 a barrel. Henry Hub natural gas futures rose 1.4% to $4.05 per 1 million BTU.

In corporate news, Sempra ( SRE ) shares fell 19% after it reported Q4 earnings and revenue that missed analyst estimates, while cutting its 2025 EPS guidance.