Beijing May 11 morning news, New York crude oil futures prices Tuesday closed at above $ 103 a barrel, for a second day rebound. At the same time, gasoline futures rose more than 3% because of fears that the refinery operations may be due to the impact of flooding by the Mississippi River was interrupted.
Day, the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) 6 Light, sweet crude for May delivery rose 1.33 dollars to close at $ 103.88 a barrel, or 1.3%, the highest since May 4 the highest closing price since. Compared to last year, New York crude oil futures prices rose by 35%. In trading earlier today, the June contract was up by 2.4% due to the owner of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings (CME) to increase the crude oil, gasoline and heating oil trading margin requirements.
ICE Futures Europe, London, June Brent crude delivery rose $ 1.73, to close at $ 117.63 a barrel, or 1.5%.
New York Mercantile Exchange June RBOB gasoline futures delivery rose 10 cents to close at $ 3.38 per gallon (about $ 0.89 per liter), or 3.1%, over the past two trading days rose more than 9%. U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced earlier today, the short-term energy outlook report, said that in this year's summer driving season, the average retail gasoline prices are likely $ 3.81 per gallon (about 1 liter dollars), higher than last summer's $ 2.76 per gallon (about $ 0.73 per liter), but made more than expected last month, the Department by 5 cents.
In other Nymex trading, June heating oil futures delivery rose 4 cents to close at $ 3.00 per gallon (about $ 0.79 per liter); June natural gas futures rose 9 U.S. points per million British thermal units to close at $ 4.25 yesterday, the contract closed down 1.9%. (Civil and military)