Updates
** S&P 500 Energy Sector .SPNY rises, tracking gains in crude prices O/R
** Brent crude LCOc1 up 0.6% at $83.52/bbl and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 up 0.7%at $78.70/bbl, after Saudi Arabia hikes June prices for most regions
** Dimming prospects of a ceasefire in Gaza, which renewed fears the Israel-Hamas conflict can still widen in the key oil-producing region, also…