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Crude Prices Jump as US Blockade of Strait of Hormuz Takes Hold

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May WTI crude is up $5.91 (+6.12%) and May RBOB gasoline is up 12.54 cents (+4.13%) as prices surge on geopolitical disruption after US-Iran peace talks broke down over the weekend and President Trump imposed a blockade. The move is a sharp, broad-based spike in energy futures that should support integrated energy producers while pressuring fuel-sensitive sectors.

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May WTI crude is up $5.91 (+6.12%) and May RBOB gasoline is up 12.54 cents (+4.13%) as prices surge on geopolitical disruption after US-Iran peace talks broke down over the weekend and President Trump imposed a blockade. The move is a sharp, broad-based spike in energy futures that should support integrated energy producers while pressuring fuel-sensitive sectors.

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