Stock Prices, Crude Oil Futures: Exxon (NYSE:XOM) and Chevron (NYSE:CVX)

There was a jump in U.S. stock prices in crude oil futures, including Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) and Chevron (NYSE:CVX), this is the biggest gain the S&P 500 has seen since March.

Exxon Mobil as well as Chevron both saw a significant rise. Exxon, the largest U.S. energy company, saw a 0.5 percent rise to $62.17 pushing crude oil to over $75 a barrel in New York. Chevron, the second largest U.S. energy company rose 0.4 percent to $74.33. The S&P 500 rose 0.8 percent to 1,099.82. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also saw an incline of 0.7 percent, or 74.37 points bringing it to 10,285.44. While the Nasdaq rose 18.44 points or 0.8 percent to 2,262.04.

David Katz, chief investment officer at Matrix Asset Advisors Incorporated in New York, stated, "the recent sell off was based on fear, but the U.S. economy is very much intact and it seems like the European economies are muddling through. On days when there are no concerns or fear mongering, the market should get a bounce like we saw last week and it continues today."

The New York Stock Exchange Arca Oil Index was gaining 1.1 percent and the Philadelphia Oil Service Sector Index adding 1 percent.