Bloomberg: Crude Oil Gains for First Time in Three Days

Crude oil rose for the first time in three days as advancing European equity markets eased concern that the region’s debt crisis is damping demand for fuel, while investors bet that some supplies may be at risk.

Futures in New York gained as much as 1.4 percent, halting a slide of more than 4 percent in the previous two trading days, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index advanced 1.6 percent. Opposition fighters in Libya continued to battle loyalists at the town of Bani Walid and the city of Sirte, while anti government protests in Yemen left 50 people dead this week.

“Given the scale of the price fall, we are seeing some buying interest out there,” said Amrita Sen, a London based analyst at Barclays Plc. “The fundamentals still look robust with demand, even after slowing down, outpacing supply growth.”

Oil for October delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange gained as much as $1.21 to $86.91 a barrel and was at $86.75 a barrel at 12:48 p.m. London time. The contract fell 2.6 percent yesterday and will expire today. The more actively traded November future was up $1.02 at $86.83 a barrel.

Brent crude for November settlement was up $1.40 at $110.54 a barrel on the ICE Futures Europe exchange in London. The contract yesterday fell 2.7 percent to $109.14 a barrel. The European benchmark future was at a premium of $23.67 to the November price of West Texas Intermediate, compared with a record settlement of $26.87 on Sept. 6......Read the entire Bloomberg article.


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