FX:Crude oil lower as greenback soars across the board
FXstreet.com (Athens) – Oil prices in both sides of Atlantic ocean are grinding slowly lower on Tuesday, partly due to the greenback strengthening across the board.
Crude oil is trading south at $94.71/brl, down 0.38%, while Brent oil is also heading downwards at $106.42, down 0.07%. Yesterday, Brent crude oil prices raised more than $1 per barrel on Monday after Iran and six world powers fell short of reaching a deal on Tehran's nuclear program. Furthermore, U.S. crude settled 54 cents higher at $95.14 a barrel, after touching a high of $95.38. The contract breached the 10-day moving average of $95.26 in intraday trading for the first time in three weeks. Gold is also trading downwards today, mostly in consolidation mode, at $1281.63/ounce, down 0.13%. Market participants might attribute the decline in gold prices to their lowest levels in nearly a month to the constant signs of a steady Chinese economic growth which fuels worries about a looming monetary tightening in China. Yesterday, spot price of gold hit its lowest since Oct. 17 at $1,278.94 an ounce in early trade. Last but not least, U.S. Comex gold futures for December settled down $3.50 at $1,281.10 an ounce, with trading volume about 45 percent below its 250-day average.
