20 stocks that bucked the stock market's decline in March with double-digit gains

Since the Feb. 28 U.S. and Israel attack on Iran, crude-oil prices have shot up, driving outperformance in energy stocks and giving a lift to at least one other industry group. This is a geopolitically driven, sector-level move that heightens volatility and warrants monitoring for commodity-sensitive exposures in portfolios.

Analysis

Since the Feb. 28 U.S. and Israel attack on Iran, crude-oil prices have shot up, driving outperformance in energy stocks and giving a lift to at least one other industry group. This is a geopolitically driven, sector-level move that heightens volatility and warrants monitoring for commodity-sensitive exposures in portfolios.