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Daily: Crude oil prices decline 4% on U.S. pessimistic inventory data feeding glut
Crude oil prices declined over 4 percent on Wednesday, slashing most of the previous session’s gains, as a set of downbeat U.S. stockpiles data spurred fears about a global oversupply. U.S. crude inventories dropped less than expected last week, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Brent crude lost $2.21, or 4.6 percent, to settle at $46.26 a barrel. U.S. crude eased $2.05, or 4.4 percent, to end at $44.75.
read more... 14/07/2016
Daily: Crude oil rockets at six-month highs on supply disruptions, Goldman forecast
Crude oil prices attained six-month highs on Monday on concerns about global supply disruptions and after Goldman Sachs said the market had ended almost two years of oversupply and flipped to a deficit, although an inventory increase at the U.S. storage hub for crude futures curbed gains. Brent crude futures rose $1.14, or 2.4 percent, to settle at $48.97 per barrel. It hiked to $49.47 earlier, its highest level since early November, in a trade towards $50. U.S. crude's West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures boosted $1.51, or 3.3 percent, to close at $47.72 after reaching a six-month high at $47.85.
read more... 17/05/2016
Daily: U.S. crude posts a 3% hike spurred by gains on Wall Street
WTI crude oil boosted by around 3 percent on Tuesday, spurred by gains on Wall Street, higher gasoline prices and a robust inventory draw report, while Brent increased modestly. U.S. crude's front-month rose by 59 cents, or 1.3 percent, to settle at $44.59 a barrel. In post-settlement trade, it climbed as much as $1.25, or 2.8 percent, to $45.25 a barrel by 4:50 p.m. EDT (2050 GMT), as a reaction to the API stockpiles report. London-traded Brent crude edged 26 cents higher at $46.63 a barrel as the October contract expired.
read more... 16/09/2015
Daily: Crude oil rallies for a second consecutive day on U.S. inventory draw; gasoline at 7-month high
Oil hiked for a second straight day on Wednesday, with U.S. crude approaching to a one-month high and gasoline reaching its highest price since November, as a considerable U.S. stocks drawdown increased the outlook for summer fuel demand. U.S. crude inched up $1.29, or 2.1 percent, to close at $61.43 barrel, after touching a May 13 high of $61.82. Brent crude settled at $65.70, up 82 cents, or 1.3 percent. Its session peak was $66.36.
read more... 11/06/2015
Daily: Crude oil dips to four-year low on inventory surge in the U.S.
Crude oil prices declined more than 3 percent to four-year lows on Thursday, with Brent plunging below $80 a barrel, after an inventory hike at the delivery point for U.S. crude agitated traders already preoccupied about an oil glut. Brent fell $2.46, or 3.1 percent, to settle at $77.92 a barrel, after hitting a September 2010 low of $77.83. WTI crude closed down $2.97, or 3.9 percent, at $74.21.
read more... 14/11/2014