WTI oil prices have followed Brent above USD 80/bbl on Friday morning as positive US and Chinese macroeconomic data have topped this week's drop in US inventories to suggest the demand outlook looks brighter, players said.
The front month contract for Brent North Sea crude oil was last changing hands up USD 0.40 at USD 82.71/bbl on the ICE platform, while the WTI November contract had gained USD 0.57 to a last trade of USD 80.54/bbl.
On Thursday, the Brent contract closed up USD 1.54 at USD 82.31/bbl, following an opening at USD 80.79/bbl, while the WTI front month ended USD 2.11 higher at USD 79.
Freitag, 1.10.2010, 08:03 Uhr
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