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...The US WTI oil benchmark closed at $72.34/b. And it isn’t just crude....
...The US oil benchmark WTI crude has fallen to under $30 a barrel from above $40 as the EP Energy plan was confirmed 10 days ago — the day before the price war began....
...WTI, the US benchmark, is 0.6 per cent firmer at $57.65. Gold is flat at $1,254 an ounce....
...Meanwhile, oil clocked its biggest weekly drop since early March with Friday's sell-off taking WTI, the US crude benchmark, below $50 a barrel, while Brent briefly slid below $52 a barrel....
...Meanwhile, WTI settled 1.6% higher at $53.08. Oil prices were lifted on concerns about the potential for supply disruptions in the Middle East....
...If you take a look at the WTI Crude price, you can see it's had its worst day of trading in more than a year. And it's easy to see why-- this was the latest number we had on US crude inventories....
...Brent is trading 1.3 per cent lower at $47.71 a barrel while WTI dropped 1.8 per cent to $45.44 a barrel. The energy sector – down 1.7 per cent – led the S&P’s retreat....
...In Asian trade on Thursday, Brent was down 0.1 per cent at $48.65 a barrel and WTI was up 0.2 per cent at $47.13....
...Here’s a quick snapshot of the markets: Futures are signalling a rise of around 0.5 per cent in the S&P.In oil markets, WTI is back above $40 per barrel after last week’s dip....
...Today, WTI was trading 0.4 per cent lower at $46.03 a barrel, while Brent crude, the international marker, was down 0.5 per cent at $47.38 after a 4.6 per cent jump yesterday....
...WTI is up 2.9 per cent so far this year. Commodity exposed currencies were under pressure, too, with the Malaysian ringgit down 1.2 per cent....
...In Asian trade, WTI was up as much as 1.5 per cent at $49.35 a barrel, its highest level since October, while Brent crude, the international benchmark, was up 1.3 per cent at $49.23....
...supported by concerns about the potential impact of supply disruptions, most recently in Nigeria, and with Goldman Sachs – the most bearish of the leading commodity banks – upgrading on Monday its outlook for WTI...
...supported by concerns about the potential impact of supply disruptions, most recently in Nigeria, and with Goldman Sachs — the most bearish of the leading commodity banks — on Monday upgrading its outlook for WTI...
...However, after plunging to a two year low of $27.10 a barrel in January, Brent crude, the international energy benchmark, is now $42.87, up just 0.1 per cent for the day, while the US-based WTI oil contract...
...At lunchtime Brent crude was up 0.9 per cent to $32.48 a barrel while WTI was up 0.8 per cent to $32.45....
...In Asia today, Brent was two-thirds of a percentage point lower at $44.39 a barrel and WTI was down 0.9 per cent at $41.78, but their strong recovery over recent weeks leaves them up by 19.1 per cent and...
...In morning trade, Brent was up 0.9 per cent at $29.52, while WTI was up 0.7 per cent at $29.73....
...Amid mounting hopes the worst may be over for crude prices, Brent gained 4.3 per cent last week and WTI was up 7.2 per cent. Elsewhere, gold was 0.5 per cent higher at $1,255.95 an ounce....
...WTI was down 0.5 per cent at $39.58. For the week, Brent was down 1.8 per cent....
...WTI rebounded in Asia today, up 1.7 per cent. A few more Asian markets return from Lunar new year holidays, namely Singapore and Malaysia. China, Hong Kong and Korea are still off....
...Both benchmarks closed more than 4 per cent lower on Tuesday, with WTI closing below the $30 mark for the first time since January 21....
...The price of WTI, the US oil benchmark, is also up 1.1 per cent in early trading, at $28.65 a barrel, after falling below $28 for the first time since 2003....
...Yesterday, Brent and WTI jumped 4.1 per cent and 2.7 per cent, respectively, amid rumours this week about coordinated production cuts that could stem a supply glut and help prices recover....
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