Shares of energy companies ticked up as oil prices held near recent highs. Oil futures closed above $82 a barrel, close to multi-year highs.
Natural gas futures continued a period of extreme volatility, falling 12% to erase the bulk of the 14% gain a session earlier.
The Senate is set to vote on a bill sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) that would impose sanctions on Nord Stream 2 AG, the company behind a pipeline built to deliver Russian natural gas to Germany.
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