09:05 AM EDT, 07/28/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were leaning lower pre-bell Tuesday, with the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) marginally declining.

The United States Oil Fund (USO) was down 1.3% and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 1.2% lower.

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was 1.9% lower at $81.01 per barrel at the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark North Sea Brent crude oil fell 2.1% to $86.50 per barrel, and natural gas futures were down 1.5% at $2.73 per 1 million British Thermal Units.

HF Sinclair ( DINO ) stock was up more than 3% after the company reported higher Q2 adjusted earnings and revenue, and raised its quarterly dividend. Separately, HF Sinclair ( DINO ) said it plans to separate its Lubricants and Specialties segment into an independent publicly traded company.