Monday, Feb 06th

Last update04:20:05 PM GMT

Headlines:
You are here: Commodities Commodity News Oil cascades below USD 75 a barrel

Oil cascades below USD 75 a barrel

E-mail Print PDF

On Wednesday, In the world’s largest economy, Oil prices knock down lower USD 75 a barrel after a report showed U.S. crude supplies enlarged last week, renewing concerns about demand for fuel.

On the New York Mercantile Exchange, by in the early hour’s afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for September delivery was down 97 cents at USD 74.80 a barrel in electronic trading. On Tuesday, the contract increased 53 cents to resolve at USD 75.77, returning from five straight days of losses.

In September contracts, heating oil cut down 1.68 cents to USD 2.0091 a gallon and gasoline cut down 2.55 cents to USD 1.9277, in other Nymex trading. Natural gas eased 0.3 cent to USD 4.264 per 1,000 cubic feet.

Brent crude was downhill 93 cents at USD 76.00 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange, in London.


Related news items:
Newer news items:
Older news items: