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Daily: European power prices diverge, with German lower on strong winds
Crude oil lost more than 3% on Monday, pressured by a decline in gasoline prices and fears about whether the United States will have its first interest rate increase in nearly a decade. WTI futures lost 63 cents, or 1.41 percent, to close at $44 a barrel. Front-month Brent crude futures eased $1.70, or 3.6 percent, to settle at $46.40 a barrel.
read more... 15/09/2015
Daily: WTI oil prices post a 4% hike on solid U.S demand for gasoline focus
WTI crude oil prices hiked by 4 % on Thursday, spurred by traders’ focus on solid U.S. demand for gasoline which eclipsed news of increased U.S. stockpiles of crude. WTI crude futures rose by $1.77, or 4.0 percent, to settle at $45.92 a barrel. Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil, boosted by $1.20, or about 2.5 percent, to close at $49.70 a barrel.
read more... 11/09/2015
Daily: German day-ahead power prices decline on stronger renewable output
Crude oil declined nearly 4 percent on Wednesday, dragged down by robust supply and worries about demand being slashed slowing economic growth. Oil futures prolonged losses as U.S. equities turned lower after economic stimulus outlook from China spurred stock markets in Japan and Europe. Brent crude declined by $1.94, or 3.92 percent, to settle at $47.58 after boosting 4 percent in the previous session. U.S. crude lost $1.79, or 3.9 percent, to settle at $44.15, having declined on Tuesday as trading restarted after the Monday's Labor Day holiday.
read more... 10/09/2015
Daily: Brent crude up 4 %, on equity rally, WTI down
Brent crude rose by 4 percent on Tuesday as equity markets rally helped the global oil benchmark recover the bulk of its losses from the previous session. WTI crude declined slightly in volatile trade, reopening from Monday’s U.S. market close for the Labor Day holiday to news of refinery outages. Gains in Brent hiked in New York after the European equities rally expanded to Wall Street. London-traded Brent boosted $1.89 to settle at $49.52 a barrel, and traded at $49.50 by 4:35 p.m. EDT (2135 GMT) in post-settlement trade. It slipped $1.98 in the previous session. U.S. crude lost 11 cents, or almost a quarter percent, to close at $45.94, and stood at $45.86 by 4:35 p.m. It had shed almost $2 earlier in the session.
read more... 09/09/2015
Daily: Crude oil prices decline over 3 % amid supply glut, weak equities in China
Crude oil futures lost more than 3 percent on Monday, dragged down by weaker equities in China and robust North Sea crude production data that added to global supply glut worries. Brent crude for October delivery declined by $1.98 to close at $47.76 a barrel, down 3.73 percent. U.S. crude slipped $1.80 to trade at $44.25 per barrel by 2:48PM EST (1848 GMT), with trading volume of around 75,000 lots less than one-quarter the norm due to the U.S. Labor Day holiday.
read more... 08/09/2015