Why Oil Stocks Are Bouncing Back Today
The U.S. oil price benchmark WTI is bouncing back a bit today after crashing to an 18-year low of around $20 a barrel yesterday. That's helping fuel a rally in most energy stocks. Shares of several U.S. producers jumped more than 10% by noon EDT on Tuesday, including Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN), Parsley Energy (NYSE: PE), Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ: FANG), and Apache (NYSE: APA).
One reason WTI is higher today is that U.S. producers are contemplating a coordinated effort to reduce their output in the near term to help combat the demand destruction caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.
Source Fool.com