The price of oil futures go up for the first time in four days after nearly three weeks of decreases in the price of energy resources. During today’s e-commerce in Asia, oil briefly rose above $ 74 a barrel, after economic data from Japan showed that industrial production rose in December, while unemployment has experienced the decline. U.S. light crude for delivery in March, slightly more expensive by 0.1 percent to 73.70 dollars per barrel in today’s times of e-commerce exchange in New York. Earlier today the price jumped to 74.03 dollars per barrel. By the end of yesterday’s session, oil futures fell by 3 cents to 73.64 dollars per barrel. This is their lowest closing levels of 21 December. Since the beginning of this month, the energy input is depreciated by 7 percent and is on track to record its first decline in monthly basis for the past six months. Oil prices ended the last trading session of the 2009 level of 79.36 dollars per barrel on 14 January and is now trading below that level.
International petroleum exchange in London Brent crude traded with a price increase of 0.2 percent to 72.24 dollars per barrel. By the end of yesterday’s trading session in London in March futures fell 11 cents to 72.13 dollars per barrel. This is the lowest closing level since mid-December.