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Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Crude settles at lowest levels in five and half years

Crude-oil futures have now plunged 50% from their 2014 high 


Crude prices ended lower at Nymex on Monday, 29 December 2014 at Nymex. Crude-oil futures have now plunged 50% from their 2014 high, as prices swung lower again on Monday. Prices slipped once again on Monday following a higher dollar. The pace of the slide, to the lowest settlement in nearly six years, is the fastest in about 8 years. 

On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet crude futures for delivery in February fell $1.12, or 2%, to settle at $53.61 a barrel, after an early rally on reports of a fire affecting oil-storage terminals in Libya collapsed. That's the lowest settlement since May, 2009. 

Earlier, the February contract traded as high as $55.74, or 1.8% higher than Friday's settlement. Nymex crude lost 4.2% last week, marking a fifth consecutive week of declines. 

Overall, oil prices have now plunged 50% from their 2014 settlement high, set on June 20.
There was little or no significant economic releases for cues, with investors upbeat over an improving US economy. Nevertheless, trading volumes are expected to remain thin during the week, ahead of the New Year. 

After some strong data recently, including a report showing US gross domestic product to have grown much more than expected in the third quarter, the prospects of a rate hike next year seem to get more definite with the greenback continuing to gain consistently against most major currencies. A higher interest rate supports the dollar and is a drag on gold. 

Among data due this week are the consumer confidence index for December from the Conference Board, the weekly jobless claims, the National Association of Realtors' pending home sales index for November and the results of the Institute for Supply Management's national and MNI Indicators' regional manufacturing surveys. 

The S&P Case-Shiller house price index for October, Markit's final US manufacturing index for December and the Commerce Department's construction spending data for November will also be out during the course of the week. 

Among other energy products, gasoline futures swung to a loss. Nymex reformulated gasoline blendstock for January fell 5.5 cents, or 3.7%, to settle at $1.45 a gallon. 
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