As perceptions that demand for crude oil and gasoline will drop because of high prices, shares of companies like BP (NYSE:BP), Anadarko (NYSE:APC), Conoco (NYSE:COP) and Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) all closed down Monday, as the overall sector took a breather.
Crude-oil futures were down Monday as investors were worried about the possibility for slowing demand for oil after debt-ratings company Standard & Poor’s slashed its outlook on the U.S. government’s credit rating which resulted in a move away from stocks and growth-leveraged commodities.
Benchmark light, sweet crude for May delivery dropped $2.54, or 2.3%, to $107.12 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. That ended a three-day winning streak for oil.
Gasoline for May delivery on Monday was down 4 cents, or 1.1%, to $3.25 a gallon.
May heating oil fell 4 cents, or 1.3%, to $3.18 a gallon.
May natural gas was lower by 7 cents, or 1.6%, to $4.14 per million British thermal units.
Exxon Mobil closed at $83.10, down $1.19, or 1.41 percent. Anadarko ended the day at $77.38, falling $3.04, or 3.78 percent. ConocoPhillips closed at $77.61, dropping $1.51, or 1.91 percent. BP closed at $44.47, losing $0.49, or 1.09 percent.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
BP (BP) (APC) (COP) (XOM) Close Down as Oil, Gas Prices Fall
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