benchmark
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It also offers opportunity for stock pickers hoping to outperform benchmark indexes.
On Monday, Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil prices, jumped by 10% to touch more than $82 a barrel after at least three ships were attacked near the Strait of Hormuz at the weekend.
From BBC
On Monday, U.S. and global benchmark oil rallied, with prices marking their highest finish since June.
From MarketWatch
Indeed, surging energy and defense stocks helped bolster major U.S. equity benchmarks on Monday.
From MarketWatch
Even after a run-up in prices in recent weeks, benchmark U.S. crude futures settled Monday around $71 a barrel.
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