FTSE nudges up, Brent crude nears $45
The FTSE 100 Index eked out a gain of 8.21 points, or 0.13%, to 6,269.73 today, as traders continued to show caution despite recent progress towards a vaccine for Covid-19.
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FTSE 100 falters amid subdued sentiment in London
The FTSE 100 Index failed to hold on to Monday’s gains today, despite a rally for stocks on Wall Street overnight.
Oil set for second weekly gain with market starting to rebalance
Oil headed for its first back-to-back weekly gain since February as output cuts from the biggest producers and a nascent recovery in demand began to rebalance a market awash with crude.
FTSE 100 and Brent crude make gains
The FTSE 100 Index edged up a further 822.22 points, or 1.4%, to 5,935.98 today.
Brent slips back into reverse
Brent crude oil was down about 6.5% at $28.96 per barrel at the London market close despite spending much of today on the advance.
Oil rebounds to $30 but still too low for North Sea
Brent Crude’s rebound yesterday brought it up beyond $30, but the figure is still too low to make an impact for the UK North Sea.
Brent crude rockets nearly 12%
The price of a barrel of Brent crude surged above $30 on Tuesday amid growing hopes that global demand for oil is rising again.
Oil rises for a fifth day with output cuts easing glut concern
Oil was headed for the longest run of daily gains in more than nine months on signs the worst of the supply glut may be over as production cuts start to take effect.
Oil prices start the week positively
The FTSE 100 started the week slightly in negative territory but oil prices were up amid hopes new production cuts can reduce a massive global oversupply.
Brent up nearly 8% ahead of global oil production cuts
Brent crude oil was up by nearly 8% to $26.16 per barrel by the London market close today.
Brent crude and FTSE 100 both on the up
Brent crude oil was up by 7.3% at $24.4 per barrel, as of 6pm.
Oil majors help drive up the FTSE 100
Share price growth for oil majors BP and Shell boosted the FTSE 100 yesterday, with London’s blue-chip index rising 111.1 points, or more than 1.9%, to 5,958.5.
BP sinks to £3.6bn pre-tax loss as Covid-19 and oil price plummet take effect
Energy giant BP fell to a £3.6billion pre-tax loss in the first quarter of 2020 as the coronavirus and oil price slump made its impact on the business.
FTSE 100 on the rise but Brent crude starts week in reverse
European markets started the week in positive territory, with all the leading financial indices enjoying gains yesterday.
Brent ends historic week for oil on the up
Brent crude had edged up just over 1% to $21.55 a barrel by the London market close today, making it three days of gains on the trot in a historic week for oil prices.
Life extension for Bruce, but end may ‘hasten’ for other North Sea fields
Cutting costs has added years to the life of Serica Energy’s Bruce platform, but other operators may need to "hasten" the end of some North Sea assets according to CEO Mitch Flegg.
Good day for Brent oil and the FTSE 100
The price of Brent crude has continued to recover today after the oil price rout of earlier this week.
UK North Sea platforms ‘face production shut-ins’ as oil storage fills up
Offshore platforms in the UK North Sea “face the risk of production shut-ins” due to oil storage constraints, according to leading analysts.
Oil extends recovery from selloff but angst over glut remains
Oil extended its recovery from Monday’s plunge below zero but remained under intense pressure from a swelling global supply glut.
International benchmark Brent oil drops to 21-year low
Oil in London tumbled to the lowest in almost 21 years as the global benchmark was sucked into the rout that sent U.S. futures below zero for the first time ever this week.
‘Cataclysmic’ event needed for Brent Crude oil to go negative like US benchmark
A leading petroleum economist has said it would “require something cataclysmic” for the international oil benchmark to follow that of the US into negative pricing.
Government urged to bring cash to help Aberdeen’s energy transition
The prime minister and first minister have both been urged to announce cash to bolster the north-east energy industry.
US oil price rebounds from record wipeout with prices edging above zero
Oil rebounded in Asian trading, after plunging below zero for the first time in history amid rapidly filling American storage tanks, as the U.S. benchmark’s May contract entered its final trading session.
US oil spirals below zero in ‘devastating day’ for global industry
The day started like any other gloomy Monday in the oil market’s worst crisis in a generation. It ended with prices falling below zero, thrusting markets into a parallel universe where traders were willing to pay $40 a barrel just to get somebody to take crude off their hands.
US oil benchmark plunges towards $4 per barrel
The world’s two leading oil price benchmarks suffered contrasting fortunes today amid ongoing supply and demand fears.