Brent crude settled up 3 cents at $108.82 a barrel on October 21, while WTI fell 67 cents to $97.15, as the risk of supply disruption in the Middle East kept markets on edge. Iran's Revolutionary Guards said mines had stopped three tankers trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz on routes Tehran considers unauthorized, and two of the violating vessels caught fire. Houthi forces claimed attacks on Saudi Aramco's Yanbu facility, the Shaybah oilfield and airports in Riyadh and Abha. Goldman Sachs said average global crude freight rose above $20 a barrel from $3 a year earlier, with about $7 of that increase from war-risk premiums for Hormuz transit, and warned higher shipping costs could push up refined product prices.
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PVD
▲ Likely positivePetroVietNam
Relevance: low
| Market | Vietnam stocks |
|---|---|
| Exchange | HOSE |
| Sector | Oil & Gas |
| Industry | Oil Equipment & Services |
| Market cap | 16,699 bn VND |
| P/E | 15.0 |
| P/B | 0.96 |
| Close on 10/21/2026 | 18.00 |
| Change that session | 0.00% |
PVT
▲ Likely positivePVTrans
Relevance: low
| Market | Vietnam stocks |
|---|---|
| Exchange | HOSE |
| Sector | Industrial Goods & Services |
| Industry | Marine Transportation |
| Market cap | 11,889 bn VND |
| P/E | 8.3 |
| P/B | 1.25 |
| Close on 10/21/2026 | 23.00 |
| Change that session | -4.96% |
PLX
• NeutralPetrolimex
Relevance: low
| Market | Vietnam stocks |
|---|---|
| Exchange | HOSE |
| Sector | Oil & Gas |
| Industry | Integrated Oil & Gas |
| Market cap | 44,661 bn VND |
| P/E | 13.9 |
| P/B | 1.84 |
| Close on 10/21/2026 | 35.15 |
| Change that session | +0.14% |
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