Dec. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Oil rose for a third day in New Yorkafter a government report showed a larger-than-expected declinein U.S. stockpiles.
Futures jumped 3.1 percent to $76.67 yesterday after theDepartment of Energy said crude supplies had their biggest dropsince September. American consumers’ spending and incomesclimbed in November. “The story has been the big drawdown in oil productsovernight,” Ben Westmore , a minerals and energy economist atNational Australia Bank Ltd. in Melbourne, said by phone.“Around $75 is a reasonable mark given the fundamentals.” Crude oil for February delivery climbed as much as 81 cents,or 1.1 percent, to $77.48 a barrel in electronic trading on theNew York Mercantile Exchange. It was at $77.35 at 10:51 a.m.Singapore time. Oil has risen 74 percent this year, poised forthe biggest annual gain in a decade.
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Futures jumped 3.1 percent to $76.67 yesterday after theDepartment of Energy said crude supplies had their biggest dropsince September. American consumers’ spending and incomesclimbed in November. “The story has been the big drawdown in oil productsovernight,” Ben Westmore , a minerals and energy economist atNational Australia Bank Ltd. in Melbourne, said by phone.“Around $75 is a reasonable mark given the fundamentals.” Crude oil for February delivery climbed as much as 81 cents,or 1.1 percent, to $77.48 a barrel in electronic trading on theNew York Mercantile Exchange. It was at $77.35 at 10:51 a.m.Singapore time. Oil has risen 74 percent this year, poised forthe biggest annual gain in a decade.
Full Story: Oil Rises After a Larger-Than-Expected Drop in US Stockpiles - Bloomberg
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