Energies/Metals Close
Crude enjoyed a late session rally to finish the day firmly in positive territory and well above yesterday close, up 0.6% to 127.35. Unleaded showed little response to the late session rally in Crude and finished the day marginally higher at 340.90. Heating Oil fell 0.4% to 367.50 and Natural Gas finished the day up 2.15% to 11.717.
Metals retained positive momentum in the afternoon with Gold up 1% to 891 in response to minor rally in EUR/USD. Silver gained 2% to close at 16.865, Platinum increased 1% to 2010 and Copper gained 1.2% to 360.05.