Shares of oil companies Berry Petroleum (NYSE:BRY), Callon Petroleum (NYSE:CPE), Carrizo Oil & Gas (NASDAQ:CRZO), Clayton Williams Energy (NASDAQ:CWEI) and Comstock Resources (NYSE:CRK) were traded up Wednesday after a report from the Energy Information Administration saying gas inventory was up less than expected and oil inventory was flat.
Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for June delivery was up $3.19, or 3.3 percent, to settle at $100.10 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Retail gasoline prices continued to fall, dropping almost 2 cents on Wednesday for a national average of $3.926 a gallon. Gasoline demand continues to fall in wake of high prices at the pump.
Heating oil for June increased 6.08 cents to settle at $2.9059 a gallon and gasoline futures jumped 3.62 cents to settle at $2.9555 a gallon. Natural gas gained 2 cents at $4.266 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Brent crude rose $2.31 in London, or 2.1 percent, to settle at $112.30 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange.
The U.S. dollar index, which measures the dollar against a basket of six currencies, traded at 75.438, down a little from 75.441 late Tuesday. That was also a factor in oil prices going up, as well as other commodity prices as well.
The euro traded at $1.4233, strengthening after falling to $1.4193 and up slightly from its $1.4219 close on Tuesday.
Traders bought commodities, including oil, on the weaker greenback.
Berry Petroleum (BRY) closed Wednesday at $48.34, gaining $3.49, or 7.78 percent.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Berry (BRY) (CPE) (CRZO) (CWEI) (CRK) Soar on Weak U.S. Dollar
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