Crude Gains Lift on Chinese Interest Rates, Refinery Runs

摘要

Crude and product prices made slight gains Monday after Chinese officials said they would not raise the country's interest rates. News that China's refineries processed record volumes of crude also supported prices. Nymex January crude climbed 82￠ to close at $88.61 per barrel. In London on ICE Futures, January Brent settled at $91.19, up 71￠. Nymex January gasoline ended at $2.3148 per gallon, up 0.91￠. January heat- ing oil rose 0.77￠ to $2.4652.