RTRS: NYMEX-Crude up on equities rise, dollar dip, Saudi
NEW YORK, Dec 8 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures rose on
Monday, rebounding from Friday's near four-year low on support
from a global equities rally, the dollar's slide versus the
euro and indications that Saudi Arabia is cutting supply.
"Crude and products futures rallied about 5 percent on good
volume overnight, lifting to catch up with the late-day rally
in equities on Friday and continued strength today for stocks
in Asia and Europe," Addison Armstrong, analyst at Tradition
Energy, wrote in a research note.
Armstrong also cited the euro's rise against the dollar and
industry sources saying Saudi Arabia will make additional
supply cuts to some Asian and European customers in January.
PRICES
* On the New York Mercantile Exchange at 9:33 a.m. EST
(1433 GMT), January crude CLF9 was up $2.69, or 6.59 percent,
at $43.50 a barrel, having traded from $40.81 to $44.16.
On Friday, crude futures' intraday bottom was $40.50, the
lowest since $40.25 was hit on Dec. 13, 2004.
* In London, January Brent crude LCOF9 was up $2.92, or
7.35 percent, at $42.66 a barrel, trading from $40.48 to
$43.18.
* NYMEX January RBOB RBF9 rose 5.52 cents, or 6.13
percent, to 95.64 cents gallon, trading from 92.38 cents to
97.39 cents, above resistance charted at 94.10 cents.
* NYMEX January heating oil HOF9 rose 6.14 cents, or 4.3
percent, to $1.4879 a gallon, trading from $1.4450 to $1.5086,
piercing resistance charted at $1.4635.
* The heating oil crack spread <0#CL-HO=R> was at $18.93 a
barrel, after ending Friday at $19.10. The RBOB crack spread
<0#RB-CL=R> was at minus $3.48. It ended Friday at minus
$2.96.
TECHNICALS
NYMEX crude 10-day/20-day moving average: $49.16/$52.92
Technical support/resistance:
NYMEX crude: $39.60/$42.80
NYMEX heating oil: $1.4195/$1.4635
NYMEX RBOB: 86.20 cents/94.10 cents
MARKET NEWS
* Global equities surged with investors taking heart from a
likely rescue plan for U.S. automakers, a proposed U.S. jobs
plan and more government stimulus measures. The dollar fell
against other major currencies apart from the yen. [MKTS/GLOB]
* Saudi Arabia will make even bigger supply cuts to some of
its Asian and European customers next month, industry sources
said on Monday. [ID:nT347752]
* U.S. Northeast heating load is expected to average above
normal Monday, near to below normal Tuesday, well below normal
Wednesday, above normal Thursday, above to well above normal on
Friday, according to forecaster DTN Meteorlogix. [ID:nDTN606]
* Oil demand in non-OECD countries including China and
those in the Middle East remains robust, but 2009 global demand
may fall if those economies slow further, the head of the
International Energy Agency said on Monday. [ID:nENG000452]
* Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said his country
wanted to organize a meeting of OPEC heads of state if talks in
Algeria failed to stabilize the oil market, the web site of
Iran's Oil Ministry reported. [ID:nDAH846889]
(Reporting by Robert Gibbons; editing by Jim Marshall)