The crude oil price continues to fall, but still stood near the level of 70 dollars per barrel. This is happening against a background of very sharp movements in the 3-4% upward and downward direction. During the exchange session in New York yesterday, the price of black gold fell 2.1 percent to 68.75 dollars, while during the session to losing more than 4 percent of its value. This morning, however, quotations with advancing 0.64 percent to 69.39 dollar after early night again were over the threshold of $ 70 a barrel. The main reason for the sharp drop in the price of black gold during yesterday’s trading session was a sharp setback for the euro against the dollar. This limited interest in investing in raw materials and pushed down their prices. The reason for the deletion of the losses in oil prices gave the report of the American Petroleum Institute gasoline stocks, which last week rose unexpectedly to 3.19 million bbl. This gave the effect of speculation that demand for fuel is increasing, supporting quotations.
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The price of crude oil increased sharply in the past day and the quotations passed over 77 dollars a barrel. Major role it played for speculation that Greece will not need support from the EU to cope with the limitation of their budget deficits. This led to strong growth in the price of the euro, which restored much of the lost against the U.S. dollar in recent days. The single currency rose to 1,3770 EUR / USD, having risen to 1.28 percent yesterday. However, since November the euro is moving with a decline of 9 percent. For the positive sentiment in the oil market influences and optimistic ending the session on the New York Stock Exchange. Because good news for the region’s manufacturing activity in New York yesterday, the shares registered in the U.S. growth rates. As a result of all this, within yesterday’s trading session in New York, U.S. light crude rose by as much as 3.9 per cent (2.88 dollar) to 77.01 dollars per barrel. Thus was achieved the highest growth of 30 since September last year. Night quotes continued its upward movement this morning and move to more growth of 0,5 per cent to 77.37 dollars per barrel.
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