Beijing time on August 17 morning news, New York crude oil futures prices ended lower on Tuesday, a day after the majority of smooth rise, mainly due to the euro-zone economic growth is slowing down, prompting investors worried about the prospects for oil demand.
Day, the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) 9, light sweet crude for January delivery fell $ 1.23, to close at $ 86.65 a barrel, down 1.4%. So far this year, New York crude oil futures prices fell by 5.2%.
London's ICE Futures Europe in September delivery Brent crude fell 44 cents to close at $ 109.47 a barrel, down 0.4% in September contract expires today; October contract fell 71 cents, to close at $ 109.13 a barrel. By closing price, September Brent crude oil futures in New York light crude oil futures price and the difference between the price of $ 22.82 per barrel, the difference in the Aug. 10 hit a record high $ 23.79 a barrel.
American Petroleum Institute (API) will be released in the crude oil inventory report later today. Platts survey, analysts on average expected 12 August as crude oil stocks fell about 50 million barrels, gasoline stocks fell 2.3 million barrels, distillate (diesel and heating oil) inventories to increase by 70 million barrels. Today, the dollar rose, crude oil futures market pressure. Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) of the latest reported U.S. dollar index 73.998 points, higher than Monday's 73.836 points.
In other Nymex energy trading, September RBOB gasoline futures for May delivery fell 2 cents to close at $ 2.85 a gallon (about $ 0.75 per liter); September delivery of heating oil futures prices 1 cent, to close at $ 2.93 per gallon (about $ 0.77 per liter); September natural gas futures fell 9 cents to close at per million British thermal units $ 3.93, setting the lowest close since one week price. (Civil and military)