Berry Petroleum (BRY) was under pressure as oil as gas prices fell Wednesday, dragging most of the energy companies down with them.
Brent crude settled down $5.06 at $112.57 a barrel, while U.S. crude futures dropped $5.67 to settle at $98.21.
Natural gas for June delivery settled 6.5 cents, or 1.5%, lower, at $4.181 per million British thermal units on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
The U.S. Oil Fund (USO) dropped 4.2 percent to closed at $39.35, the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) was down 2.9 percent to close at $74.28, and the U.S. gasoline fund LP (UGA) plunged 6.4 percent to close at $51.44.
Berry Petroleum Company participates in the production, development, acquisition, exploitation, and exploration of crude oil and natural gas in the United States.
Berry Petroleum (BRY) closed Wednesday at $47.50, down $2.55, or 5.09 percent.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Berry Petroleum (BRY) Trades Down as Oil Prices Drop
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