Crude oil rises 2.5%; Nat gas on 11-month low - MarketWatch

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Crude-oil futures ended 2.5% higher on Friday, overcoming some initial weakness and dips into the red as stocks also rose. Crude oil for October delivery added $1.81 to $75.17 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural-gas futures tanked 4.3% to end at $3.65 per million British thermal units, its lowest since September 2009. Gasoline for September delivery added 2.1% to $1.95 a gallon, the highest finish in more than a week.

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Crude oil rises 2.5%; Nat gas on 11-month low - MarketWatch