Crude Oil Sep 21 (CL=F)
| Pre. Settlement | N/A |
| Settlement Date | 2021-08-20 |
| Open | 70.32 |
| Bid | 68.40 |
| Last Price | 70.56 |
| Day's Range | 67.85 - 70.81 |
| Volume | 478,379 |
| Ask | 68.41 |
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Stock market news live updates: Stock futures drift higher ahead of jobless claims, earnings
Stock futures opened slightly to the upside Wednesday evening as investors awaited more earnings and data on the labor market's recovery.
- Reuters
GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks hold gains, dollar strong on Fed official comments
Asian shares held on to recent gains in morning trading on Thursday, despite hawkish remarks from a senior official at the U.S. Federal Reserve, that boosted the dollar while weighing on risk appetite, and uncertainty about Chinese policy. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.22%, and Japan's Nikkei climbed 0.32%. Australia gained 0.18%, Chinese blue chips fell 0.28% and Hong Kong advanced 0.45%.
- Reuters
Oil drops towards $70 as virus concerns weigh
LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices declined towards $70 a barrel on Thursday as more countries imposed fresh movement restrictions to counter a surge in COVID-19 cases, though Middle East tensions offered support. Japan is poised to expand emergency restrictions to more prefectures while China, the world's second-largest oil consumer, has imposed restrictions in some cities and cancelled flights, threatening fuel demand. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell by 34 cents, or 0.5%, to $67.81.
