Shares of energy companies rose as a slide in oil prices halted around the psychologically significant $60 per barrel level.
Oil futures slid 7.4% to $60.88 a barrel for the week, as traders anticipated a production increase from the OPEC+ cartel.
President Trump set a Sunday deadline for Hamas to agree to a cease-fire in Gaza, warning that "all hell" would break loose if the armed group rejected the deal.
After sightings of drones in a handful of European countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that Moscow was ready to respond to efforts by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to boost support for Ukraine in the war.
Occidental Petroleum rose as traders digested the company's decision to sell its petrochemical operations to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway.
Natural gas futures rose 3.7% for the week to $3.32 per million British thermal units.
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