Heating oil, equities push NYMEX complex higher

摘要

New York-New York Mercantile Exchange March crude oil futures settled $1.54 higher February 1 at $74.43/barrel, led by gains in heating oil, but also fueled by financial markets.NYMEX March heating oil settled 4.19 cents higher at $1.9549/gal after three consecutive days of frigid weather along the Atlantic Coast held out the promise of an uptick in demand for winter fuels.