NYMEX crude oil futures closed up 25 slightly, intraday volatility. NYMEX 1 月 light, sweet crude oil futures contract settled up 0.6 percent, to $ 96.77 a barrel.
Comprehensive 5 reported that the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) crude oil futures ended slightly higher on the 25th, choppy day, first session because of concern about debt problems in Europe fell, and later followed the U.S. stock market rose.
NYMEX1 month light sweet crude oil futures contract settled up 60 cents, to $ 96.77 a barrel, or 0.6%. ICE 1 Brent crude oil futures settled down $ 1.38 to $ 106.40 a barrel, down 1.3%.
25, less than 300,000 contract volume market, less than half the normal level, because many traders in the 25th after Thanksgiving to leave, while the market is closed one hour earlier than usual.
As concerns the euro zone to dominate the market, crude oil futures lower in early trading. For Italy, the successful auction of 25 short-term Treasury yields rose to their highest level since the birth of the euro shock the news of the market, the euro fell against the dollar since October 4, its lowest level since $ 1.32125.
But in the U.S. stock market early in the morning after the opening 25, crude oil futures turned higher, then most of the time in the previous day's close intraday point fluctuations.
According to Jones Newswires reported on the 25th, an analyst said that with some other members will also hold Treasury auction, the euro zone turmoil in the next few weeks the situation will continue, focusing on concerns about the euro area in the foreseeable future will be dominated oil market .
From the crude oil market trading in the stock market to get some guidance, U.S. stocks closed slightly lower, most of the time intraday higher. Another analyst said that after Thanksgiving on "Black Friday" shopping status report encouraging the recovery of the U.S. economy provides yet another proof.
NYMEX12 RBOB gasoline futures settled down 6.88 cents to $ 2.4489 a gallon, down 2.7%. December heating oil futures contract closed down 3.18 cents to $ 2.9273 a gallon, down 1%.