Key Facts
WTI rallied hard with the USO fund closing at 131.68 $, up 2.20% day on day on 2026-07-22, signalling investors are leaning into the oil rally rather than hedging away from it
Petrobras tracked the crude move with its New York–traded shares ending at 18.89 $, up 1.89% on 2026-07-22, showing Brazil’s pre-salt champion still trades as a geared play on oil sentiment
Argentina’s YPF extended its comeback closing at 52.51 $, up 2.30% on 2026-07-22, as investors continue to price in more aggressive development of the Vaca Muerta shale formation
Colombia’s Ecopetrol joined the grind higher finishing at 16.69 $, a 0.97% daily rise on 2026-07-22, reflecting improving sentiment towards Andean barrels tied to US Gulf Coast demand
