01:34 PM EDT, 07/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were lower Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index down 0.3% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) shedding 0.5%.

The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index was gaining 0.2%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities index was up 0.6%.

Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil was declining 0.2% to $67.19 a barrel, and the global benchmark Brent crude contract was shedding 0.4% to $69.03 a barrel. Henry Hub natural gas futures fell 7% to $3.31 per 1 million BTU.

In corporate news, Clearway Energy ( CWEN/A ) shares eased 0.2% after CIBC downgraded the stock to neutral from outperform.