New York-New York Mercantile Exchange January crude futures December 11 settled 67 cents lower at $69.87/barrel, pressured by US dollar strength and options-related selling. The US Dollar Index on ICE rallied to an intra-session high of 76.726, up about 68 points on US November retail sales data, but subsequently pulled back and was up 52 points at the close of NYMEX open outcry.
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