03:59 PM EDT, 10/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks fell late Thursday afternoon with the NYSE Energy Sector Index and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) each shedding 0.4%.

The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector Index and the Dow Jones US Utilities Index each dropped 0.4%.

West Texas Intermediate crude oil decreased 0.1% to $60.42 a barrel, and global benchmark Brent shed 0.1% to $64.86 a barrel. Henry Hub natural gas futures climbed 4.4% to $3.98 per 1 million BTU.

In sector news, US natural gas stocks rose 74 billion cubic feet in the week ended Friday, as expected in a Bloomberg survey, following a gain of 87 billion in the previous week.

In corporate news, CNX Resources ( CNX ) shares rose 2.6% after the company reported Q3 results that topped the market consensus.

Exxon Mobil ( XOM ) is in talks with senior officials in Kazakhstan on the potential expansion of the Central Asian nation's Kashagan oil field, Bloomberg reported. Exxon shares were down 1.3%.

CMS Energy ( CMS ) shares climbed 1.3% after the company reported Q3 results that topped Wall Street estimates.