Pre. Settlement | N/A |
Settlement Date | 2031-11-20 |
Open | 53.30 |
Bid | 50.00 |
Last Price | 52.74 |
Day's Range | 53.30 - 53.30 |
Volume | |
Ask | 61.00 |
Oil prices climbed in early Asian trade on Friday as sentiment was boosted by an expansion in factory activity in China, the world's second largest crude consumer, and as concerns grew about Middle Eastern supply. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 17 cents, or 0.23%, to $74.54, having gained about 8% this week. China's manufacturing activity rose in March at a slower pace compared with a record breaking expansion in February, but still exceeded expectations by economists in a Reuters poll.
(Bloomberg) -- Oil headed for a weekly surge of more than 7% as an ongoing disruption to Iraqi exports tightened the market ahead of US inflation data.Most Read from BloombergTrump to Be Arraigned Early Next Week After Historic Indictment$52 Billion Chipmaking Plan Is Racing Toward FailureNew Yorkers Are Moving to These Three Florida Cities$335,000 Pay for ‘AI Whisperer’ Jobs Appears in Red-Hot MarketA $3 Trillion Threat to Global Financial Markets Looms in JapanWest Texas Intermediate futures w
Unfortunately, energy is one of the sectors that have historically been hammered the most whenever the economy ails, and severe economic downturns have had a detrimental impact on oil markets throughout history