Energy stocks continued to lose ground this Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index down 2.7% and the SPDR Energy Select Sector ETF (XLE) down 3.2%. The Philadelphia Oil-Service Sector Index fell 4.3% and the Dow Jones US Utilities Index slipped 0.6%.
West Texas Intermediate Crude was down $2.71 to $77.27 a barrel, while North Sea Brent Crude was also down $2.63 to $82.94 a barrel. Henry Hub natural gas futures fell $0.70 to $5.58 per 1 million…
