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- Crude, precious metals prices fall; base metals mixed
- Oil prices fall as US inventories swell
- Crude oil trades lower, but most metals prices rise
- Crude prices up despite rising oil, gasoline inventories in US
- Crude oil, metals prices start year with gains
- Crude prices up, metals lower ahead of holidays
- Natural gas prices rise as other energy, metals prices decline
- Crude oil, metals prices jump on data
- Crude falls in New York, metals gain on session
- US inventories send oil prices lower
Crude oil prices fell again Friday, with March contracts for West Texas Intermediate crude down $1.23 to $74.85 per barrel at about half an hour before the close of floor trade on the New York Mercantile Exchange, while March Brent crude was $1.49 percent lower on the ICE Futures Europe exchange in London.
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Oil prices slid Wednesday after the US Energy Information Administration said that crude oil stockpiles were higher last week.
In midday trade, February contracts for West Texas Intermediate crude were down 99 cents to $79.80 per barrel after going as low as $78.37 per barrel earlier in the session in the New York Mercantile Exchange, [...]]]>
Crude oil prices were lower Monday by late morning in New York after having been up slightly earlier in the session on demand from China, a weaker dollar and cold weather in the United States, but the retail price for gasoline in the US continued its upward spiral overnight.
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Crude oil prices were down Wednesday directly after the US Energy Information Administration issued its weekly US inventories report, but by midday prices in New York had more than made back those early declines.
The EIA reported that crude oil inventories grew by 1.3 million barrels last week, while gasoline stockpiles jumped by 3.7 million barrels [...]]]>
Crude oil prices rose to begin the New Year on Monday, starting out at nearly twice its price at the beginning of last year on a weaker US dollar and on weather forecasts that say that the eastern half of the US will have colder than normal weather through the middle of January.
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The price of crude oil was higher Tuesday, regaining early declines after the US dollar dropped gains versus the euro and on new data from the National Association of Realtors showing that existing home sales in the US grew by 7.4 percent in November over the previous month.
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Natural gas prices were higher Thursday after the US Energy Information Administration reported that inventories dropped the most ever last week, falling 207 billion cubic feet to 3.57 trillion cubic feet , still nearly 14 percent above the five-year average for this time of year.
The drawdowns came as cold weather hit major population centers [...]]]>
Crude oil prices saw gains Wednesday after the US Energy Information Administration reported that crude oil and distillates inventories fell more than expected last week and gasoline stockpiles grew less than had been anticipated, while a weaker US dollar also boosted prices.
Crude oil inventories were down 3.7 million barrels in the US in the week [...]]]>
Crude oil prices were mixed Monday, falling slightly in New York trade about fifteen minutes before the close of floor trade but gaining slightly in London.
January contracts for West Texas Intermediate crude were 16 cents lower to $69.71 per barrel not long before the close of the floor trade session on the New York Mercantile [...]]]>
Crude oil prices were lower Wednesday after the US Energy Information Administration reported that while crude oil stockpiles fell by 3.8 million barrels during the week ending 4 December, gasoline inventories added 2.2 million barrels and distillates, including heating oil and diesel fuel, added 1.6 million barrels to storage.
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