U.S. Energy Shares and Crude Prices Fall After Reports of U.S.-Iran Understanding on Hormuz Access
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U.S. energy shares declined in premarket trading and Brent and WTI crude futures dropped more than 5 percent following reports that Washington and Tehran reached an initial deal to keep the Strait of Hormuz open without tolls or blockade. President Trump stated on Sunday that a naval blockade of Iranian ports would end and that passage would be toll-free. Pakistan's prime minister indicated the two countries will sign a memorandum of understanding in Switzerland on Friday.