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Daily: Oil prices continue to increase on supply data, weaker dollar
Oil prices continued to rise on Thursday, encouraged by the previous day’s unexpected decline in U.S. inventory levels and the weakening U.S. dollar.
read more... 23/09/2016
Daily: European spot electricity prices finish on a mixed note, German contract lifted by stronger consumption
Crude oil prices rebounded on Wednesday , supported by a sharp decrease of the dollar a day before, while the market was still trying to assess the chances of a deal between two of the largest oil producers to freeze oil production. U.S. WTI settled up 67 cents at $45.50 a barrel, a third consecutive session of gains, after U.S. inventory data showed the largest weekly stock draw in over three decades. Brent futures boosted 72 cents to end at $47.98 a barrel.
read more... 08/09/2016
Daily: Gas prices down on an oversupplied system
Oil prices dropped on Wednesday, with U.S. crude reducing by about 3 percent, on renewed worries over oversupply, due to an unexpected huge inventory in the world's biggest oil consumer. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures settled down at $46.77 per barrel, decreasing by $1.33, or 2.8 percent. Brent crude futures dropped by 91 cents, or 1.8 percent, arriving at $49.05.
read more... 25/08/2016
Daily: European prompt power prices gain ground on declining wind output, lower thermal availability
Crude oil prices rebounded about 3 percent on Thursday, with U.S. crude increasing above the $40 per barrel mark on short covering and after a slight inventory decline at the delivery hub for U.S. crude futures. Brent crude boosted $1.19, or 2.8 percent, to settle at $44.29 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude climbed $1.10, or 2.7 percent, to close at $41.93 per barrel.
read more... 05/08/2016
Daily: German power spot prices dropped on high wind load
Oil markets decreased by more than 4 percent on Wednesday, cutting most of the previous session's gain, since a raft of bearish U.S. inventory data intensified worries about a global surplus.
read more... 15/07/2016