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September 9, 2010, Thursday
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OIL prices followed stocks higher yesterday, as worries about European debt problems eased and buyers returned to the market.
Benchmark crude for October delivery rose 58 cents to settle at US$74.67 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Shares of oil and gas companies climbed after Fitch raised its rating on BP. The troubled energy giant issued a report yesterday taking blame for the big spill in the Gulf of Mexico, while saying other companies involved in the Deepwater Horizon disaster shared some blame. BP shares rose more than 3 percent in afternoon trading. The AMEX Oil Index, which tracks a dozen major oil and gas companies, gained 1.4 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added more than 50 points in late afternoon trading, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq higher as well.
Oil traders often look to stocks as a barometer of overall investor sentiment.
Worries about the European economy that brought down stocks on Tuesday faded. "A successful bond auction in Portugal ... lessened concerns over eurozone sovereign debt," Tradition Energy Senior Director of Market Research Addison Armstrong said in a note to investors.
Still, concerns about record high levels of oil inventories continue to undermine significant gains in energy prices.
"There is a consensus emerging that economic growth is not going to be strong enough to eat into the existing surpluses," energy consultants Cameron Hanover said. "We have had too many negative economic data points released over the last few weeks for us to build a convincing argument that the economy is recovering strongly."
The Energy Department's weekly report on crude oil inventories comes out a day later this week, today, because of the Labor Day holiday. Analysts surveyed by Platts, the energy information arm of McGraw-Hill Cos., expect oil supplies to fall by 730,000 barrels and gasoline to drop by 820,000 barrels.
The government also releases natural gas inventories today. Analysts expect them to expand by 56 billion to 60 billion cubic feet.
In other Nymex trading in October contracts, heating oil rose 0.74 cent to settle at US$2.0817 a gallon and gasoline gained 0.65 cent to settle at US$1.9394 a gallon. Natural gas for October delivery fell 3.8 cents to settle at US$3.814 per 1,000 cubic feet.
In London, Brent crude rose 43 cents to settle at US$78.17 on the ICE Futures exchange.
Benchmark crude for October delivery rose 58 cents to settle at US$74.67 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Shares of oil and gas companies climbed after Fitch raised its rating on BP. The troubled energy giant issued a report yesterday taking blame for the big spill in the Gulf of Mexico, while saying other companies involved in the Deepwater Horizon disaster shared some blame. BP shares rose more than 3 percent in afternoon trading. The AMEX Oil Index, which tracks a dozen major oil and gas companies, gained 1.4 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added more than 50 points in late afternoon trading, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq higher as well.
Oil traders often look to stocks as a barometer of overall investor sentiment.
Worries about the European economy that brought down stocks on Tuesday faded. "A successful bond auction in Portugal ... lessened concerns over eurozone sovereign debt," Tradition Energy Senior Director of Market Research Addison Armstrong said in a note to investors.
Still, concerns about record high levels of oil inventories continue to undermine significant gains in energy prices.
"There is a consensus emerging that economic growth is not going to be strong enough to eat into the existing surpluses," energy consultants Cameron Hanover said. "We have had too many negative economic data points released over the last few weeks for us to build a convincing argument that the economy is recovering strongly."
The Energy Department's weekly report on crude oil inventories comes out a day later this week, today, because of the Labor Day holiday. Analysts surveyed by Platts, the energy information arm of McGraw-Hill Cos., expect oil supplies to fall by 730,000 barrels and gasoline to drop by 820,000 barrels.
The government also releases natural gas inventories today. Analysts expect them to expand by 56 billion to 60 billion cubic feet.
In other Nymex trading in October contracts, heating oil rose 0.74 cent to settle at US$2.0817 a gallon and gasoline gained 0.65 cent to settle at US$1.9394 a gallon. Natural gas for October delivery fell 3.8 cents to settle at US$3.814 per 1,000 cubic feet.
In London, Brent crude rose 43 cents to settle at US$78.17 on the ICE Futures exchange.
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