BUZZ - Oil prices retreat from five-month highs, US airline stocks rise

October 20 - ** As oil prices retreat from a five-month high, dropping $3 per barrel, US airline stocks rise

** Brent crude oil futures briefly surpassed $111 per barrel during the session, as investors priced in supply disruptions caused by Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure

** American Airlines AAL.O rose 7.2%, Southwest Airlines LUV.N gained 5.3%

** JetBlue Airways JBLU.O and Alaska Airlines ALK.N rose by 6.2% and 4% respectively

** Delta Air Lines DAL.N and United Airlines UAL.O both climbed approximately 4.7%

** After the day's gains, the S&P 1500 Airlines Composite Index <.SPCOMAIR> is down nearly 3% year to date

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