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Daily: Crude oil continues rally to five-week highs, up 10 percent in a three-day hike
Crude oil prices reached five-week highs on Monday, jumping about 10 percent cumulatively in the past three sessions on intensifying speculation over potential producer meeting to prop up prices amid an oversupply. Brent crude rose $1.38, or 2.9 percent, to close at $48.35 a barrel. It extended gains after settlement, hitting $48.46, its highest level since July 12. Since the start of August, it has rallied about 14 percent. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude climbed $1.25, or 2.8 percent, to settle at $45.74 a barrel. It also boosted in post-settlement trade to $45.87, its highest level since July 21. WTI has progressed 10 percent on the month.
read more... 16/08/2016
Daily: Crude oil rebounds 2 % on short covering, spurred by hope for production agreement
Crude oil prices gained about 2 percent on Friday, posting the largest weekly increase since April, after a short covering hike was spurred by comments from Saudi Arabia’s oil minister in the previous session about possible measures to help prop up the price. Brent crude futures rose 93 cents to settle at $46.97 at barrel after attaining $47.05, the highest level in more than three weeks. U.S. crude added $1 to close at $44.49 after reaching its highest level since July 22 at $44.60 per barrel.
read more... 15/08/2016
Daily: Crude oil prices rally over 4 percent on oil producers meeting, IEA tighter market forecast
Crude oil prices posted the highest level in a month, hiking over 4 percent on Thursday, after Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih stated that oil producers would discuss potential action to prop up oil prices during a meeting next month in Algeria, move that triggered a round of buying. Additionally, The International Energy Agency forecasted an ample draw in global oil stocks in the next few months that would help tighten a glut that has persisted since 2014. U.S. crude closed at $43.49 per barrel, up $1.78 or 4.3 percent, while Brent crude advanced $1.99 or 4.5 percent , to end at $46.04, after both rallied more than 5 percent during the session.
read more... 12/08/2016
Daily: Crude oil settles down 2 percent as large U.S. inventories built compensates gasoline draw
Crude oil declined about 2 percent on Wednesday after the second-largest weekly draw in U.S. gasoline this summer was offset by an unseasonal increase in crude inventories. Brent crude futures fell 93 cents, or 2 percent, to settle at $44.05. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures eased $1.06, or 2.5 percent, to end at $41.71 per barrel.
read more... 11/08/2016
Daily: British forward contracts firm as pound plunged to one-month low
Crude oil prices declined on Tuesday, dragged down by concerns about worldwide petroleum oversupply, offsetting forecasts for a weekly decline in U.S. crude stockpiles, weighing on energy shares and capping gains on Wall Street. Brent crude ended down 41 cents, or almost 1 percent, at $44.98 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude lost 25 cents, or 0.6 percent, to close at $42.77.
read more... 10/08/2016