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Daily: British forward natural gas prices tumble as oil baffle pulls down commodities
Brent crude dropped to a four-year low under $76.30 a barrel on Thursday as it became more and more improbably that OPEC would curb oil production to increase prices during a meeting in Austria. Benchmark Brent futures declined by more than $1 to settle at $76.28 a barrel, the weakest level since September 2010. U.S. crude tumbled more than $1 to hit a session low of $72.61.
read more... 28/11/2014
Daily: German power prices hit an 8-1/2 month high on colder weather forecast
Crude oil prices dropped on Wednesday after OPEC announced that it would not curb oil output despite a collapse in prices. Benchmark Brent futures declined 58 cents to settle at $77.75 a barrel, while U.S. crude eased 40 cents to close at $73.69, after having hit a low of $73.30.
read more... 27/11/2014
Daily: Crude oil falls 2 percent on uncertainty about output cut at OPEC summit
Crude oil prices declined by 2 percent to hit near four-year lows on Tuesday in another volatile session as a meeting in Saudi Arabia and three other nations ahead of an OPEC summit closed with no sign of an accord to cut oil production. Benchmark Brent crude decreased $1.35 to settle at $78.33, slipping from an intraday peak of $80.44. U.S. crude fell $1.69 to close at $74.09. It declined more than $2 in post-settlement trade, hitting $73.71.
read more... 26/11/2014
Daily: European forward prices hit 11-week highs on forecasts of winter cold snap
Crude prices settled lower, with Brent trading below $80 a barrel, after a volatile session on Monday, as Russia tried to influence OPEC to cut production. Benchmark Brent crude oil's front-month contract closed down 68 cents at $80.28 a barrel. U.S. crude's front-month declined 73 cents to fluctuate between $75.48 and $77.02.
read more... 25/11/2014
Daily: Crude oil ends up on stronger demand from China
Brent crude oil settled up almost 1 percent on Tuesday, spurred by data showing stronger-than-expected demand in China and some technical price rebound after weeks of practically uninterrupted selling. Brent increased by 82 cents to trade at $86.22 a barrel. It climbed as much as $1.06, or 1.2 percent, during the session to $86.48. U.S. WTI crude ended up 10 cents, or 0.1 percent, at $82.81 a barrel in New York, after attaining a session high at $84.05.
read more... 24/11/2014