Shares of energy companies ticked up alongside oil futures.
Oil futures rose 11 cents to $68.69 a barrel but retreated for the fourth consecutive week amid signs that Middle East energy exports were returning to prewar levels.
The U.S. and Oman are looking for ways to break Iran's insistence on charging tolls for ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, but leaders in Tehran are yet to signal concessions despite the unfreezing of financial assets by the U.S. side.
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