New York crude oil (99.21-0.38-0.38%) futures prices rose on Tuesday, closing just below $ 100 a barrel, as investors whether the U.S. government and Congress will reach an agreement to increase the borrowing limit for concern.
Day, the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) 9 Light, sweet crude for January delivery rose 39 cents to close at $ 99.59 a barrel, or 0.4 percent, after earlier touching the lowest low of $ 97.82 a barrel, the highest then touch $ 100.62 a barrel, the highest since June 10, the highest intraday price since, but failed to close the final $ 100 a barrel key resistance. Compared to last year, New York crude oil futures prices rose 26%.
London's ICE Futures Europe in September delivery Brent crude futures rose 34 cents to close at $ 118.28 a barrel, or 0.3%. By the closing price of Brent crude oil futures in New York light crude oil futures price and the difference between the price of $ 18.69 per barrel, this difference was hit in the July 14 record high of $ 22.63 per barrel level.
Today, the dollar fell, crude oil futures market has formed a support. Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) of the latest reported U.S. dollar index 73.595 points, lower than Monday's 74.074 points.
In other Nymex energy trading, September RBOB gasoline futures for May delivery rose 3 cents to close at $ 3.15 per gallon (about $ 0.83 per liter), or 0.9%; September delivery of heating oil futures rose 1 cent to close at $ 3.11 per gallon (about $ 0.82 per liter), or 0.2%; September natural gas futures fell 2 cents, per million British thermal units $ 4.37.
(Jin-liang)