PDC Energy (Nasdaq:PETD), PetroQuest Energy (NYSE:PQ), Plains Exploration & Production (NYSE:PXP) all rose in price Thursday, increasing with the broader commodity sector on news of the quantitative easing about to be implemented by the Federal Reserve, which will add about $600 billion to the money supply over the next several months, placing the value of the U.S dollar at even more threat.
Oil price, as well as most commodity prices, responded as expected, moving up across the board, with gold growing to record levels again, closing in on $1,400 an ounce, while silver rose to over $26 an ounce. Aluminum increased to price levels not seen since April.
Light, sweet crude for December delivery settled the trading session increasing $1.80a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange at $86.49.
PDC Energy closed at $35.72 Thursday, rising $1.72, or 5.06 percent. PetroQuest Energy surged to close at $6.64, gaining $0.46, or 7.44 percent. Plains Exploration & Production was up to $29.55 at the end of the trading session, gaining $1.01, or 3.54 percent.
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Showing posts with label New York Mercantile Exchange. Show all posts
Friday, November 5, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) Sees $90 Oil by End of 2010
JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) said the price of oil by the end of 2010 should reach close to $90 a barrel.
Data perceived as positive for the economy is partly driving the outlook, but probably the weak U.S. dollar is the main catalyst, as the commitment by the Federal Reserve to interfere in the economy if it remains weak a a major driver as well, which is part of the loss of value of the dollar.
One possible thing that could derail the higher price is if consumers continue to hold back on traveling and spending, which could cause demand to go down and inventories to go up, which could push oil prices down to lower levels than expected.
For Friday, in afternoon trade West Texas Intermediate crude for November contracts was up to $76.35 a barrel, gaining $1.17 on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Data perceived as positive for the economy is partly driving the outlook, but probably the weak U.S. dollar is the main catalyst, as the commitment by the Federal Reserve to interfere in the economy if it remains weak a a major driver as well, which is part of the loss of value of the dollar.
One possible thing that could derail the higher price is if consumers continue to hold back on traveling and spending, which could cause demand to go down and inventories to go up, which could push oil prices down to lower levels than expected.
For Friday, in afternoon trade West Texas Intermediate crude for November contracts was up to $76.35 a barrel, gaining $1.17 on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Gold Down to Lowest Level in 21 Months
The sell-off of gold continues, as institutional investors scramble to cover the loans being called for bad investments.
Today's prices fell to a 21-month low, and may end the day at its lowest historical weekly performance.
With the gold and general commodity sell-off, the normal market reaction to poor economic times isn't being played out, as various institutional funds look everywhere for cash. It has also uniquely strengthened the U.S. dollar because of commodities being denominated in it.
Gold today dropped as low as $681 an ounce early in the session on the New York Mercantile Exchange, although rebounding later to $708.70. That's the lowest gold has been since January 11, 2007.
There's nothing gold investors can do but wait for the unwinding of the positions held by large institutions before things will revert back to normal measurements.
The problem is some of the financial instruments are so complex that we have no idea of the timeframe involved before the positions are covered.
Today's prices fell to a 21-month low, and may end the day at its lowest historical weekly performance.
With the gold and general commodity sell-off, the normal market reaction to poor economic times isn't being played out, as various institutional funds look everywhere for cash. It has also uniquely strengthened the U.S. dollar because of commodities being denominated in it.
Gold today dropped as low as $681 an ounce early in the session on the New York Mercantile Exchange, although rebounding later to $708.70. That's the lowest gold has been since January 11, 2007.
There's nothing gold investors can do but wait for the unwinding of the positions held by large institutions before things will revert back to normal measurements.
The problem is some of the financial instruments are so complex that we have no idea of the timeframe involved before the positions are covered.
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