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Shares of oil and gas refining and marketing companies are trading higher as oil prices gain following Houthi rebel military strikes from Yemen into Saudi Arabia. Investors may be wary of a U.S.-Iran impasse and the risk of a wider Middle East conflict leading to further shortages of refined petroleum products globally.
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