03:32 PM EDT, 08/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks rose late Tuesday afternoon with the NYSE Energy Sector Index adding 1% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) advancing 0.8%.

The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector Index climbed 2.3%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities Index increased 0.4%.

West Texas Intermediate crude oil declined 1.1% to $63.23 a barrel, and global benchmark Brent decreased 0.7% to $66.17 a barrel. Henry Hub natural gas futures slumped 5.5% to $2.79 per 1 million BTU.

In corporate news, Gevo ( GEVO ) shares surged 52% after the company posted a profit in Q2.