A 32 per cent jump in oil revenues offers some relief to strained govt finances
Brent rose $2.02, or 5.1%, to settle at $41.29 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose $2.17, or 5.9%, to settle at $39.22 a barrel
Natural Gas has given sell crossover of 20 and 50 EMA on daily scale
Prices had slumped more than 4% on Friday amid uncertainty surrounding Trump's health
Brent crude slipped on the Trump news and was down $2.05, or 5.01%, at $38.88 a barrel by 1324 GMT. US oil was down $2.01, or 5.19%, at $36.71
US stock futures and Asian shares fell Friday after President Donald Trump said he and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for the new coronavirus. The future contracts for both the S&P 500 and the Dow industrials lost 1.9 per cent. Oil prices also slipped. Trump tweeted news of his test results just hours after the White House announced that senior aide Hope Hicks had come down with the virus after travelling with the president several times this week. To say this potentially could be a big deal is an understatement, Rabobank said in a commentary. Anyway, everything now takes a backseat to the latest incredible twist in this US election campaign. Trading in Asia was thin, with markets in Shanghai and Hong Kong closed. The Nikkei 225 index shed strong early gains, losing 0.8 per cent to 22,999.75 after the Tokyo Stock Exchange resumed trading following an all day outage due to a technical failure. Reports that the Japanese government is preparing new stimulus measures t
Brent crude futures fell $1.37, or 3.2%, to settle at $40.93 a barrel after dropping to a low of $39.92
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures slipped 1 cent to $40.21 a barrel at 0146 GMT, after jumping 2.4% on Wednesday
Brent crude settled at $42.43 a barrel, up 51 cents, or 1.22%
As prices stick to a narrow range near $40 a barrel, some of the biggest commodity houses, including Vitol Group, Trafigura Group, and Mercuria Energy Group, have diverging views about what's next
Brent futures settled 17 cents, or 0.4%, higher at $41.94 a barrel, while US WTI crude gained 38 cents, or 1.0%, to end at $40.31
Brent crude rose 53 cents, or 1.3%, to $42.25 a barrel by 10:54 a.m. EDT (1454 GMT). US West Texas Intermediate crude gained 55 cents, or 1.4%, to $40.35 a barrel
The bank raised its 2020 Brent and U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) price forecasts by $2 to $43 per barrel and $39, respectively
rent crude futures gained 5 cents, or 0.1%, to $42.27 a barrel, after climbing 4.2% on Wednesday
The UK giant is describing a different future, where oil's supremacy is challenged, and ultimately fades
The three main US stock indexes were headed for a second-straight weekly decline as recent economic indicators suggest a long and difficult recovery from the pandemic
US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 24 cents, or 0.63%, to $37.81 a barrel at 0417 GMT, after climbing 3.5% on Wednesday
Oil futures fell sharply on Tuesday, with Brent tumbling below $40 a barrel for the first time since June.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slid 1.12%. Australian stocks dropped 2.24%, while shares in China fell 1.16%
A stall in Asia's recovery, the end of the US summer driving season and increased supply from the OPEC+ alliance signal a bleak short-term outlook for oil prices