Updates
** S&P 500 energy index .SPNY up 1.8%, tracking a rise in crude prices
** Brent crude futures LCOc1 up 1.5% at $65/barrel; U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 up 1.4% at $60.99/barrel
** Crude prices rise due to the impact of the latest U.S. sanctions on Russian oil, although oversupply concerns limited gains
** Energy majors Exxon Mobil XOM.N and Chevron CVX.N rise ~2% and 1%, respectively
** Occidental Petroleum OXY.N, ConocoPhillips COP.N, EOG Resources EOG.N and Devon Energy DVN.N gains between 2.9% and 3.6%; among the top percentage gainers on the energy index
** OXY on Monday beat Q3 profit estimates as higher production helped the U.S. shale producer counter weaker oil prices
** Oilfield services companies SLB SLB.N and Halliburton HAL.N up 2.3% and 2.5%, respectively
** Refiners Phillips 66 PSX.N gains 1.8% and Marathon Petroleum MPC.N up 1.9%
(Reporting by Sumit Saha in Bengaluru)
((Sumit.Saha@thomsonreuters.com;))