03:23 PM EST, 01/30/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were mixed late Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index decreasing 0.2% and the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) adding 0.4%.

The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector Index shed 0.4%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities Index fell 0.7%.

Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose 0.3% to $65.63 a barrel, and the global benchmark Brent crude contract was fractionally lower at $70.69 a barrel. Henry Hub natural gas futures jumped 11% to $4.35 per 1 million BTU.

In corporate news, Gran Tierra Energy ( GTE ) shares fell past 12% after Canaccord Genuity downgraded the stock to hold from buy.