Brent Oil Futures – Closing Price
Brent crude oil futures for February 2011 delivery ended the week’s trading session at $98.50 a barrel on the ICE Futures Exchange, which is a big $4.89 higher than the contract’s close last week at $93.61.
The February Brent oil futures contract closed yesterday.
Meanwhile, the The ICE US dollar index, which tracks the US dollar against six major world currencies, slipped lower on Friday to 79.06, while setting a low of 78.80 and a high of 79.41.
“After a solid week of aggressive dollar selling, there is a good reason for the market to ease off the gas and take a little bit of profit.” said currency strategist John Kicklighter.
$100 Oil Prices Looming?
Oil prices are fast approaching $100 a barrel for the first time sine 2008, at the end of a week which saw the crude oil market driven by Brent’s looming expiry, crude oil supply side worries and falling US reserves.
“It is because it’s the last day of trading for the February contract, and the market is rolling into March.” said VTB Capital analyst Andrey Kryuchenkov. For the latest updates PRESS CTR + D or visit Stock Market news Today
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