Stock Market Update
09-Oct-26 15:00 ET
Crude settles modestly higher amid diesel headlines
Dow +493.84
at 51725.69,
Nasdaq +176.39
at 27390.67,
S&P +49.27
at 7814.70
[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.7%), Nasdaq Composite (+0.7%), and DJIA (+0.9%) remain near session highs as the market enters the final hour of trading.
On the energy front, Reuters reports that President Trump is preparing a directive to bypass state and local diesel fuel regulations and invoke the Defense Production Act to boost domestic diesel production.
Separately, President Trump said via Truth Social that he spoke with Russian President Putin and that Russia would immediately supply more than 300,000 tons of diesel fuel to U.S. and global markets, followed by another 500,000 tons in November and 1 million tons thereafter.
WTI crude oil futures settled today's session $0.45 higher (+0.5%) at $91.92 per barrel.
