NEW YORK (AP) — Futures trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange Wednesday:
| Open | High | Low | Settle | Chg. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIGHT SWEET CRUDE | |||||
| 1,000 bbl.; dollars per bbl. | |||||
| Sep 26 | 84.69 | 88.61 | 84.44 | 86.83 | +2.49 |
| Oct 26 | 82.78 | 84.51 | 82.04 | 83.64 | +1.53 |
| Nov 26 | 80.85 | 81.54 | 79.77 | 80.81 | +.81 |
| Dec 26 | 78.32 | 79.28 | 77.93 | 78.64 | +.40 |
| Jan 27 | 76.93 | 77.63 | 76.50 | 77.04 | +.21 |
| Feb 27 | 75.77 | 76.35 | 75.37 | 75.80 | +.11 |
| Mar 27 | 74.74 | 75.34 | 74.46 | 74.82 | +.06 |
| Apr 27 | 73.78 | 74.50 | 73.70 | 74.02 | +.04 |
| May 27 | 73.00 | 73.82 | 73.00 | 73.37 | +.04 |
| Jun 27 | 72.69 | 73.27 | 72.42 | 72.80 | +.05 |
| Jul 27 | 72.38 | 72.69 | 72.17 | 72.24 | +.01 |
| Aug 27 | 71.80 | 71.83 | 71.80 | 71.83 | +.06 |
| Sep 27 | 71.38 | 71.54 | 71.17 | 71.40 | +.04 |
| Oct 27 | 71.02 | 71.12 | 70.93 | 71.12 | +.14 |
| Nov 27 | 70.70 | 70.80 | 70.70 | 70.80 | +.14 |
| Dec 27 | 70.29 | 70.84 | 70.04 | 70.59 | +.20 |
| Jan 28 | 70.01 | 70.01 | 70.01 | 70.01 | -.09 |
| Mar 28 | 69.52 | 69.52 | 69.52 | 69.52 | -.05 |
| May 28 | 69.31 | 69.31 | 69.31 | 69.31 | +.16 |
| Jun 28 | 68.74 | 69.40 | 68.74 | 69.18 | +.23 |
| Sep 28 | 68.55 | 68.55 | 68.55 | 68.55 | +.19 |
| Dec 28 | 67.75 | 68.29 | 67.62 | 68.20 | +.29 |
| Jun 29 | 67.09 | 67.09 | 66.93 | 67.09 | +.10 |
| Dec 29 | 66.07 | 66.50 | 66.07 | 66.50 | +.32 |
| Dec 30 | 64.50 | 64.83 | 64.50 | 64.60 | +.05 |
| Dec 31 | 62.75 | 63.17 | 62.75 | 63.17 | +.22 |
| Est. sales 1,045,391 | Tue.'s sales 858,588 | ||||
| Tue.'s open int 1,960,856 | down 101,081 | ||||
| HEATING OIL | |||||
| 42,000 gal, cents per gal | |||||
| Aug 26 | 414.40 | 423.25 | 410.44 | 414.88 | +2.22 |
| Sep 26 | 403.49 | 413.37 | 402.47 | 406.61 | +3.55 |
| Oct 26 | 390.59 | 398.39 | 389.08 | 393.55 | +4.11 |
| Nov 26 | 374.27 | 381.48 | 373.07 | 377.93 | +4.14 |
| Dec 26 | 357.27 | 363.69 | 356.28 | 361.01 | +3.71 |
| Jan 27 | 346.31 | 352.12 | 345.92 | 350.33 | +3.19 |
| Feb 27 | 338.28 | 342.95 | 338.28 | 341.84 | +2.84 |
| Mar 27 | 329.53 | 333.57 | 329.53 | 332.64 | +2.64 |
| Apr 27 | 320.53 | 323.03 | 320.30 | 322.91 | +2.49 |
| May 27 | 313.23 | 315.94 | 313.15 | 315.46 | +2.40 |
| Jun 27 | 307.53 | 309.75 | 306.87 | 309.50 | +2.33 |
| Jul 27 | 304.28 | 305.66 | 303.68 | 305.70 | +2.25 |
| Aug 27 | 300.86 | 302.21 | 300.86 | 302.54 | +2.19 |
| Sep 27 | 298.12 | 298.12 | 298.12 | 299.86 | +2.15 |
| Oct 27 | 297.03 | 297.27 | 295.39 | 297.31 | +2.13 |
| Nov 27 | 292.50 | 292.50 | 292.50 | 294.27 | +2.09 |
| Est. sales 123,335 | Tue.'s sales 145,549 | ||||
| Tue.'s open int 250,185 | down 2,156 | ||||
| NY HARBOR RBOB GAS | |||||
| 42,000 gallons; dollars per gallon | |||||
| Aug 26 | 3.3998 | 3.4845 | 3.3931 | 3.4147 | +88 |
| Sep 26 | 3.2169 | 3.2964 | 3.2165 | 3.2449 | +186 |
| Oct 26 | 2.9188 | 2.9826 | 2.9128 | 2.9453 | +225 |
| Nov 26 | 2.7464 | 2.8015 | 2.7418 | 2.7697 | +185 |
| Dec 26 | 2.6056 | 2.6574 | 2.6046 | 2.6313 | +164 |
| Jan 27 | 2.5285 | 2.5717 | 2.5245 | 2.5497 | +159 |
| Feb 27 | 2.5031 | 2.5367 | 2.5031 | 2.5200 | +153 |
| Mar 27 | 2.5067 | 2.5307 | 2.5067 | 2.5199 | +145 |
| Apr 27 | 2.7046 | 2.7248 | 2.7046 | 2.7122 | +110 |
| May 27 | 2.6935 | 2.7088 | 2.6935 | 2.7012 | +103 |
| Jun 27 | 2.6646 | 2.6893 | 2.6622 | 2.6757 | +103 |
| Jul 27 | 2.6407 | 2.6416 | 2.6407 | 2.6396 | +115 |
| Aug 27 | 2.5966 | +132 | |||
| Sep 27 | 2.5434 | +152 | |||
| Oct 27 | 2.3686 | +91 | |||
| Nov 27 | 2.3098 | 2.3112 | 2.3098 | 2.3138 | +99 |
| Dec 27 | 2.2677 | 2.2778 | 2.2581 | 2.2725 | +96 |
| Jan 28 | 2.2508 | +104 | |||
| Feb 28 | 2.2454 | +99 | |||
| Mar 28 | 2.2534 | +88 | |||
| Apr 28 | 2.4285 | +88 | |||
| May 28 | 2.4355 | +88 | |||
| Jun 28 | 2.4158 | +88 | |||
| Jul 28 | 2.4023 | +88 | |||
| Aug 28 | 2.3836 | +88 | |||
| Sep 28 | 2.3495 | +88 | |||
| Oct 28 | 2.2195 | +88 | |||
| Nov 28 | 2.1865 | +88 | |||
| Dec 28 | 2.1647 | +88 | |||
| Jan 29 | 2.1618 | +88 | |||
| Feb 29 | 2.1741 | +88 | |||
| Mar 29 | 2.1922 | +88 | |||
| Apr 29 | 2.3800 | +88 | |||
| May 29 | 2.3920 | +88 | |||
| Jun 29 | 2.3873 | +88 | |||
| Jul 29 | 2.3770 | +88 | |||
| Aug 29 | 2.3609 | +88 | |||
| Est. sales 153,135 | Tue.'s sales 153,242 | ||||
| Tue.'s open int 334,341 | down 3,851 | ||||
| NATURAL GAS | |||||
| 10,000 mm btu's, $ per mm btu | |||||
| Aug 26 | 2.892 | 2.951 | 2.865 | 2.925 | +60 |
| Sep 26 | 2.861 | 2.923 | 2.840 | 2.898 | +59 |
| Oct 26 | 2.889 | 2.950 | 2.875 | 2.926 | +53 |
| Nov 26 | 3.087 | 3.157 | 3.081 | 3.134 | +57 |
| Dec 26 | 3.726 | 3.813 | 3.720 | 3.789 | +71 |
| Jan 27 | 4.149 | 4.243 | 4.144 | 4.220 | +79 |
| Feb 27 | 3.762 | 3.847 | 3.755 | 3.825 | +76 |
| Mar 27 | 2.979 | 3.040 | 2.975 | 3.018 | +46 |
| Apr 27 | 2.813 | 2.872 | 2.810 | 2.852 | +40 |
| May 27 | 2.810 | 2.857 | 2.805 | 2.840 | +38 |
| Jun 27 | 2.943 | 2.986 | 2.938 | 2.973 | +37 |
| Jul 27 | 3.147 | 3.193 | 3.146 | 3.181 | +36 |
| Aug 27 | 3.213 | 3.259 | 3.213 | 3.249 | +35 |
| Sep 27 | 3.189 | 3.237 | 3.189 | 3.226 | +35 |
| Oct 27 | 3.271 | 3.315 | 3.267 | 3.305 | +35 |
| Nov 27 | 3.521 | 3.561 | 3.515 | 3.555 | +35 |
| Dec 27 | 4.156 | 4.196 | 4.150 | 4.189 | +31 |
| Jan 28 | 4.584 | 4.623 | 4.576 | 4.623 | +40 |
| Feb 28 | 4.129 | 4.162 | 4.123 | 4.162 | +39 |
| Mar 28 | 3.374 | 3.395 | 3.371 | 3.394 | +28 |
| Apr 28 | 3.116 | 3.142 | 3.116 | 3.141 | +33 |
| May 28 | 3.098 | 3.121 | 3.098 | 3.121 | +32 |
| Jun 28 | 3.235 | 3.248 | 3.235 | 3.248 | +29 |
| Jul 28 | 3.445 | 3.460 | 3.445 | 3.460 | +35 |
| Oct 28 | 3.545 | 3.560 | 3.544 | 3.556 | +31 |
| Nov 28 | 3.734 | 3.753 | 3.734 | 3.753 | +36 |
| Dec 28 | 4.329 | 4.344 | 4.320 | 4.335 | +35 |
| Jan 29 | 4.735 | 4.760 | 4.735 | 4.760 | +45 |
| Feb 29 | 4.327 | 4.327 | 4.327 | 4.327 | +20 |
| Apr 29 | 3.132 | 3.132 | 3.130 | 3.130 | +5 |
| May 29 | 3.110 | 3.110 | 3.108 | 3.108 | +5 |
| Oct 29 | 3.545 | 3.545 | 3.545 | 3.545 | +9 |
| Nov 29 | 3.700 | 3.700 | 3.700 | 3.700 | +9 |
| Mar 30 | 3.457 | 3.457 | 3.457 | 3.457 | +9 |
| Apr 30 | 3.077 | 3.077 | 3.077 | 3.077 | +9 |
| Est. sales 416,487 | Tue.'s sales 317,757 | ||||
| Tue.'s open int 1,675,483 | up 3,952 |