US stocks open higher as energy sector jumps on geopolitical concerns

US stocks rose slightly amid the recovery of the energy sector, coinciding with the rise in oil prices following the incident near the Sea of ​​Oman.

US government data showed that the jobless claims rose by nearly 3,000 to 222,000 during last week, while import prices fell by 0.3% in May.

The energy sector has been fueled by fears over a disruption of oil supplies in the Middle East after two oil tankers were hit by an suppotage attack in the Sea of ​​Oman and the US Navy announced that they intervened to deal with the incident.

As a result, the price of West Texas rose by 3% to $52.6 per barrel at 15:08 GMT, with a high of $53.4 and a low of $50.9.

Brent rose 2.8% to $61.6 a barrel, and hit a record high of $62.6 and a low of $59.7.

In terms of stocks trade, Dow Jones rose by 0.1% (equivalent to 32 points) to 26,037 points, \Nasdaq rose 0.3% (27 points) to 7,820 points, while Standard & Poor's rose by 0.2% (6 points) to 2,885 points.