Crude oil and refined product futures contracts were sharply lower at midday Tuesday after the market was closed on Monday for the U.S. Presidents Day.
Shares of energy companies gained as oil futures recovered from the previous day's fall. The West Texas Intermediate crude contract rose 1.8% after the.
U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.1% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.1%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict.