Dầu tăng ngày thứ 2 ở
Dầu tăng 2.1% hôm qua sau khi Bá»™ Năng Lượng cho hay nguồn trữ sầu thô tại Mỹ giảm 2.2 triệu thùng tuần trÆ°á»›c.
Dầu thô cho đợt hàng tháng 5 tăng 37 cent tức 0.4% thành $86.21/thùng trên giao dịch New York Mercantile Exchange. Giao dịch tại $86.13 lúc 11:08 sáng giá» Singapo. Hôm qua hợp đồng tăng thêm $1.79 thành $85.84, kết thúc 5 ngày suy yếu. Giao dịch hoán đổi tăng 8.5% năm nay.
Nhu cầu xăng dầu tăng 1.3% thàng 9.14 triệu thùng/ngày trong 4 tuần kết thúc ngày 9/3. Dá»± trữ dầu thô giảm trong khi nhà máy lá»c dầu Ä‘ã tăng 85.6% sản lượng và nháºp khẩu dầu thô thấp trong 4 tuần.
Dầu thô Brent cho đợt hàng tháng 6 tăng 26 cent tức 0.3% thành $87.16/thùng trên giao dịch ICE Futures Europe tại
Oil Rises for Second Day on Gain in U.S. Demand, China Growth
Oil climbed for a second day in New York after a report showed U.S. crude supplies fell as gasoline demand increased and as China posted its fastest economic growth in almost three years.
Oil rose 2.1 percent yesterday after the Energy Department said crude stockpiles in the U.S., the world’s biggest energy consumer, dropped 2.2 million barrels last week, the first decline in 11 weeks. Economic growth in China, the world’s second-largest oil user, accelerated to 11.9 percent in the first quarter.
“It’s really becoming more apparent that global oil demand is coming from non-OECD countries and that’s particularly China,” said Ben Westmore, a minerals and energy economist at National Australia Bank Ltd. in Melbourne. “The draw in crude was unexpected by the market and is a bit of a release because we’ve had so many weeks of builds, along with stronger imports into the U.S.”
Crude oil for May delivery rose as much as 37 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $86.21 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It was at $86.13 at 11:08 a.m. Singapore time. Yesterday, the contract added $1.79 to settle at $85.84, ending a five-day decline. Futures have gained 8.5 percent so far this year.
U.S. gasoline demand increased 1.3 percent to 9.14 million barrels a day in the four weeks ended April 9, the biggest jump since August 2004, the Energy Department said. Crude inventories were drawn down as refinery utilization climbed to 85.6 percent of capacity, the highest since September, and imports slipped to a four-week low.
The dollar was little changed after dropping for a fifth day to $1.3653 per euro yesterday in New York. The U.S. currency’s decline bolsters the investment appeal of commodities.
China Expansion
China’s 11.9 percent growth in gross domestic product was higher than the median 11.7 percent estimate in a Bloomberg News survey of 24 economists.
“The GDP data will give a good reading whether there is still a sustained recovery, or whether some of the government tightening of policies is having an effect,” said Westmore at National Australia Bank.
U.S. retail sales climbed more than expected in March, fanning speculation the economic recovery may be sustained. Purchases increased 1.6 percent, the most in four months, the Commerce Department said in Washington. Purchases in February and January were revised higher. Consumer prices rose 0.1 percent, according to the Labor Department.
Brent crude oil for settlement in June, the most actively traded contract, rose as much as 26 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $87.16 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange. The May contract, which expires today, was at $86.45 at 10:54 a.m. Singapore time.
