** Shares of energy companies rise, tracking gains in crude prices O/R
** Brent crude futures LCOc1 up 1% at $68.36/barrel; U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 rise 1.2% to $65.71/barrel
** Oil prices gain as investors remained cautious about the Iran-Israel ceasefire and shifted their attention to market fundamentals after a stock draw in the U.S.
** Energy majors Exxon Mobil XOM.N and Chevron CVX.N up marginally
** APA Corp APA.O, Williams Companies WMB.N, Halliburton HAL.N and Texas Pacific Land TPL.N rise between 1.7% and 3.3%; among the top percentage gainers on the energy index
** Oilfield services company Baker Hughes BKR.O and SLB SLB.N up 1.5% and 1.3%, respectively
** Refiners Marathon Petroleum MPC.N up 1.4% and HF Sinclair DINO.N gain 1.6%
(Reporting by Sumit Saha in Bengaluru)
((Sumit.Saha@thomsonreuters.com;))