Nearest oil futures prices surge by 2.53 % - 2.80 % on major world trading floors

03.11.08 15:06
/IRBIS, Dinara Mukasheva, November 3, 08/ - By the results of trades of October 31 this year: - on NYMEX (New York) the price of Light Sweet Crude Oil mixture with delivery in December 2008 increased by 2.80 % to $67.81 per barrel; - on ICE (London) price of December Brent Forties Oseburg futures grew by 2.53 % to $65.32 per barrel Oil grew again with quotations growing only at the end of a trade day. This was linked to Friday being the last day for November contracts on petrol and boiler fuel delivery and traders were willing to close short positions. The data of exchanges, published in various information systems, have been used to create this message. [2008-11-03]