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Daily: Spot electricity prices tumble on firmer renewables output
Crude oil prices ended down on Tuesday after a dollar increase offset optimism over planned OPEC output reduction before a report indicating another weekly decline in U.S. crude stocks pushed prices up toward four-month highs in the post-settlement trade. Brent crude lost 2 cents at $50.87 a barrel, after rising to $51.37 during the session, its highest level since June 10. U.S. WTI crude settled down 12 cents at $48.69, after hitting $49.13 earlier, the highest level since July 5.
read more... 05/10/2016
Daily: French spot electricity prices buoyed by higher consumption, weak nuclear output
Crude oil futures closed higher on Monday lifted by a weaker dollar and stronger U.S. equity markets which offset worries about increasing drilling activity for oil in the United States. Prices also received a boost from forecasts that U.S. shale oil production could dip for an 11th consecutive month in October. Brent crude rose 31 cents, or 0.7 percent, at $48.32 per barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude gained 41 cents, or nearly 1 percent, to settle at $46.29.
read more... 13/09/2016
Daily: Crude oil slightly up, but pressured by an unexpected drop in US crude oil inventories
Crude oil prices posted a slight increase on Wednesday, but pressured by an unexpected drawdown in U.S. crude and gasoline inventories, offset by fears that Saudi Arabia will trigger a record output even as OPEC mulls a reduction of global glut. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures ended at $46.79 a barrel, up 0.45 percent on the day or about 21 cents. Brent crude futures recovered from mid-day losses to jump 55 cents at $49.78 a barrel.
read more... 18/08/2016
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