NYMEX crude declines as US dollar rallies ;Economic optimism following G8 finance ministers meeting

摘要

New York-New York Mercantile Exchange crude futures settled $1.42 lower June 15 at $70.62/barrel as equity markets stumbled and the US dollar soared following this past weekend's G8 finance ministers meeting. The US Dollar Index on ICE jumped 122 points to an intra-session high of 81.368 before retreating at the close of open outcry on NYMEX.