** Shares of oil and gas companies fall tracking declining crude prices O/R
** Brent crude LCOc1 down 2.3% at $66.36/bbl and U.S. WTI crude CLc1 down 2.3% at $63.14/bbl, hurt by signs of progress in talks between U.S. and Iran, while investors were concerned about economic headwinds from tariffs, which could curb fuel demand
** In talks, U.S. and Iran agreed to begin drawing up framework for potential nuclear deal, Iran's foreign minister said, after discussions that U.S. official described as yielding "very good progress"
** Energy majors Exxon Mobil XOM.N and Chevron CVX.N fall 1.9% and 1.8%, respectively
** Shares of Hess HES.N and EQT EQT.N down about 2.5%, Diamondback Energy FANG.O slips 3.9% and APA Corp APA.O slides nearly 5%
** Oilfield services providers Baker Hughes BKR.O Halliburton HAL.N and SLB SLB.N down between 2.3% and 2.9%
** Refiners Valero Energy VLO.N, Phillips 66 PSX.N, HF Sinclair DINO.N and Marathon Petroleum MPC.N fall between 2.2% and 2.9%; PBF Energy PBF.N drops 3.9%
(Reporting by Vallari Srivastava in Bengaluru)
((Srivastava.Vallari@thomsonreuters.com;))
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