Beijing April 29 morning news, New York crude oil futures prices rose Thursday to 31 months, the highest level, because the U.S. dollar against other major currencies fell to its lowest level since 2008. At the same time, gasoline futures prices also rose.
Day, the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) 6 Light, sweet crude for May delivery rose 10 cents to close at $ 112.86 a barrel, or 0.1%, the highest since September 22, 2008 the highest closing price since, after hitting an intraday high of $ 113.97 a barrel. April so far, New York crude oil futures prices rose 5.7%, probably the first eight months of consecutive gains, the highest since New York crude oil futures contract began trading in 1983 has been their longest winning streak. Compared to last year, New York crude oil futures prices rose by 36%.
ICE Futures Europe, London, June Brent crude futures for delivery fell 11 cents to close at $ 125.02 a barrel.
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) of the U.S. dollar index today fell 0.5% to 73.139 points, or 0.5%, after hitting 72.871 points, the highest since July 31, 2008 the lowest level since this is the eighth consecutive index trading day decline.
In other Nymex trading, May gasoline futures delivery RBOB rose 1.04 cents to close at $ 3.43 per gallon (about $ 0.91 per liter), or 0.3%, the highest since July 2008 14, the highest closing price since the past one year, up 47%; May delivery heating oil futures rose less than 1 cent, to close at $ 3.23 per gallon (about $ 0.85 per liter); May natural gas futures rose 16 cents to close at per million British thermal units, $ 4.57, or 3.7%. (Civil and military)