** S&P 500 Energy index .SPNY gains 1.9%, tracking rising
oil prices O/R
** Crude prices rise after a report says oil loadings at
Saudi Arabia's Red Sea port of Yanbu have been suspended and
Libya has halted operations at three oil fields, raising
concerns about prolonged supply disruptions
** Brent crude futures LCOc1 up 2.2% at $107.98/barrel;
U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 jumps 3.1% to
$104.50/barrel
** Energy majors: ExxonMobil XOM.N and Chevron CVX.N up
2.6% and 2%, respectively
** APA Corp APA.O , Devon Energy DVN.N , EOG Resources
EOG.N and Diamondback Energy FANG.O up between 2.8% and
4.3%; among the top percentage gainers on the energy index
** Refiners: Phillips 66 PSX.N up 2.4%, Marathon Petroleum
MPC.N rises 2.6%; Valero Energy VLO.N gains ~2%
(Reporting by Sumit Saha in Bengaluru)
((mailto:Sumit.Saha@thomsonreuters.com;))