03:44 PM EST, 11/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks fell late Thursday afternoon with the NYSE Energy Sector Index decreasing 0.6% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) declining 1%.

The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector Index slumped 3%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities Index eased 0.3%.

West Texas Intermediate crude oil declined 0.5% to $59.14 a barrel, and the global benchmark Brent crude contract decreased 0.3% to $63.31 a barrel. Henry Hub natural gas futures dropped 1.5% to $4.48 per 1 million BTU.

In corporate news, California Water Service ( CWT ) shares rose 1.1% after it said Thursday that the California Public Utilities Commission has approved its request, along with those of three other utilities, to delay their next cost of capital filings from May 1, 2026, to May 1, 2027.