Crude Futures Post Modest Gain on Rising Equities, Weak Dollar

摘要

Rising equity prices and a weaker dollar left crude futures with modest gains Tues- day, ending five straight days of losses. Nymex September crude gained 53￠ or 0.7% to settle at $75.77 per barrel. In its debut as the front-month contract, Brent October crude, trading on ICE Futures in London , gained $1.30 to $76.93. Nymex October crude gained 56￠ to $76.16.