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Daily: Crude oil prices plunge for the fifth straight day on Brexit fears, Fed rate hikes
Crude oil prices dipped for a fifth consecutive session on Wednesday on fears that UK might leave the European Union, while the U.S. Federal Reserve announced plans for two U.S. rate hikes this year despite sluggish growth expectations. Brent crude futures for front-month delivery fell 86 cents, or 1.7 percent, to settle at $48.97 a barrel. The front-month in U.S. crude's West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures lost 48 cents, or 1 percent, to close at $48.01 per barrel.
read more... 16/06/2016
Daily: European spot electricity prices evolve differently; low wind power output spurs French prices
Crude oil prices declined about 2 percent in prolonged trading on Tuesday as figures indicated an unexpected build in U.S. crude stockpiles last week, adding to the destabilization of global financial markets before the British referendum whether to leave the European Union. Brent and U.S. crude extended losses in post-settlement trading, both falling by more than $1 a barrel each. Prices tumbled for the fourth straight day with Brent down 52 cents to settle at $49.83 a barrel, while U.S. crude lost 39 cents to close at $48.49.
read more... 15/06/2016
Daily: British gas spot price fell over 10 percent on oversupply and new LNG shipments
Crude oil prices declined on Monday, dragged down by U.S. dollar appreciation and pessimistic economic outlook in Europe and in Asia, but gained ground due to ongoing outages in Nigeria. Brent crude oil futures eased 19 cents, or 0.4 percent, to settle at $50.35 per barrel, while U.S. crude declined 19 cents, or 0.4 percent, to end at $48.88 a barrel.
read more... 14/06/2016
Daily: Crude oil prices fell 3% on U.S. oil rig count increase
Crude oil prices closed down 3 percent on Friday after figures indicating the U.S. oil rig count bounding for a second consecutive week and the appreciating dollar weighted on demand for greenback-denominated crude futures. Brent's front-month eased $1.41 to close at $50.54 a barrel, declining 2.7 percent for its largest drop in a month. The front-month in U.S. crude's West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures lost $1.49 to $49.07, down 3 percent, marking the largest decline since early April.
read more... 13/06/2016
Daily: British spot gas prices jump on weaker imports from Norway
Crude oil prices ended down on Thursday, reversing a three-day hike after touching another 2016 high, as a stronger dollar triggered profit-taking in crude futures by investors. However, persistent worries about supply disruption in Nigeria limited losses. Brent crude oil futures closed down 56 cents at $51.95 a barrel, after declining nearly $1 earlier. It attained a 2016 high of $52.86 during the session. U.S. crude's WTI futures eased 67 cents to settle at $50.56, after falling $1 at the session low. WTI's intraday peak was $51.67, the highest level for this year.
read more... 10/06/2016