Shares of energy companies were flat as traders awaited an oil cartel meeting in Vienna.

Crude oil futures settle higher on expectations that OPEC+ will again put off planned output increases when group members meet on Thursday.

Natural gas futures fell for the second straight session, testing the $3 per million British thermal units level due to weather forecasts pointing to higher-than-anticipated December temperatures in much of the U.S.


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