Day: December 9, 2022

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European stocks except Germany close lower

European stocks closed with losses on Thursday, except Germany’s exchange.

The STOXX Europe 600, which includes around 90% of the market capitalization of the European market in 17 countries, was down 0.73 points, or 0.17%, at 435.47.

The UK’s FTSE 100 decreased 17 points, or 0.23%, to close at 7,472. France’s CAC 40 declined 13 points, or 0.2%, to end at 6,647.

Italy’s FTSE MIB shed 33 points, or 0.14%, to 24,207 at the closing bell.

Spain’s IBEX 35 was the worst performer of the day, falling 65 points, or 0.79%, to 8,225.

Germany’s DAX 30, on the other hand, rose 3 points, or 0.02%, to finish the fourth trading day of the week at 14,264.

Source: Anadolu Agency

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Oil prices surge over supply disruptions on Canada-US oil pipeline

International benchmark Brent crude traded at $76.66 per barrel at 09.59 a.m. local time (0659 GMT), up 0.67% from the closing price of $76.15 a barrel in the previous trading session.

At the same time, American benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) traded at $72.02 per barrel, a 0.78% gain after the previous session closed at $71.46 a barrel.

During the previous trading session, both benchmarks fell to their lowest levels since December 2021, with Brent falling to $75.74 per barrel on concerns about a steeper Federal Reserve rate hike next week.

However, prices recovered on Friday after the Keystone Pipeline was shut down due to a leak discovered near the Kansas-Nebraska border.

Canada’s TC Energy confirmed the release of an estimated 14,000 barrels of oil as of late Thursday.

The Energy Information Administration reported that oil inventories fell by about 5.2 million barrels during the week ending Dec. 2, a larger-than-expected drop that should limit further price increases.

Over the same period, US gasoline inventories surged by 5.3 million barrels, limiting price upticks.

Source: Anadolu Agency