On the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude oil for delivery in October traded at $93.48 a barrel, up 0.20%, after tumbling last week to end down 1.23% at $93.29 a barrel. Last week, crude oil futures declined following the release of disappointing U.S. employment data and as Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists agreed to a ceasefire. The report also showed that the U.S. unemployment rate ticked down to 6.1% last month from 6.2%, but that was mostly due to more people dropping out of the labor force. The U.S. is the world’s largest oil consuming nation and employment figures are used as indicators for fuel demand growth. For the week, the October Brent contract lost 2.29%, or $2.37 after Ukraine signed a ceasefire deal with pro-Russia rebels, taking the first step toward ending the five-month old conflict in eastern Ukraine. In the week ahead, investors will be looking ahead to Friday’s U.S. data on retail sales and consumer sentiment for further indications on the strength of the economic recovery and the possible future path of monetary policy. In the last trading session, Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP (NYSE:BWP) price moved +2.29% above its 200 day moving average, changing hands as low as $18.83 per share. The stock is currently trading -0.16% down its SMA 50. The worst hit in its 52 week range is $11.99 per share, with $31.91 being the 52 week best price, which compares with a latest closing price of $19.08. The Beta of this stock is 0.39. TransCanada Corporation (USA) (NYSE:TRP) has a market value of $39.26 billion. It employs 5551 people, over the last 12 months has generated revenue of $8.87 billion and has a net income of $1.59 billion. The firm’s operating margin is 31.70 percent and net profit margin 17.80 percent. The latest closing price of $55.49 was up +9.89% from the 50-day moving average. For Spectra Energy Corp. (NYSE:SE), a return on equity of 12.30 percent was realized due to the financial situation. Last twelve months earnings per share reached a value of $1.58. Last fiscal year, $1.34 has been paid in form of dividends to investors. Earnings are projected to move up 3.05 percent for the coming five years. The stock closed at $42.16, up $0.41 or +0.98% from previous close and at a distance of +3.52% from 20-day simple moving average. Shares of QEP Resources Inc (NYSE:QEP) traded up +0.98% during last trading session, reaching $34.03. The stock has a 52 week low of $25.93 and a 52 week high of $35.90. The company has a market cap of $6.13 billion. The P/S ratio is 1.85 and P/B ratio 1.84. The beta value is 1.92. The stock’s RSI amounts to 46.77.

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