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Oil Prices Impact Market Outlook

Updated 2026-09-30 09:25 UTC 1 source Negative

Barclays predicts a year-end stock market rally depends on oil prices falling or stabilizing. The historically best-performing quarter approaches, adding pressure to the market.

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One group of funds is holding up the stock market. Barclays says oil prices have to fall to drive a year-end rally.

Strategists at the bank said a rally at the end of the year would likely depend on oil prices lowering or stabilizing even as the historically best-performing quarter approaches.

2026-09-30 09:20 UTC