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Shares of energy companies retreated as a drop in oil prices continued.
The SPDR Select Energy exchange-traded fund, which tracks the energy sector of the Standard & Poor's 500 has entered correction territory, having fallen more than 10% from its recent highs.
Oil futures fell for the third time in four sessions in New York trading after reports said the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia reached a compromise that would allow a further relaxation of output curbs beginning next month.
U.S. benchmark futures prices are now hovering around $71 a barrel, roughly 5% below recent highs, as investors weigh a shift in tone from the Federal Reserve.