Commodity Daily News

Crude Prices Rise as Stocks Rally for 4th Consecutive Day

Crude Oil for September delivery rose as much as 45 cents, or 0.6%, to $71.87 a barrel following a late rally in U.S stocks after pending sales of existing homes increased more than forecast in June. Oil also benefited from the weak USD as Oil prices tend to have an inverse relationship with Dollar strength.

A drop in the U.S. currency boosts the appeal of commodities as a hedge against inflation. Furthermore, the release of U.S Crude Oil Inventories today at 14:30 GMT is expected to show a decline in Crude stockpiles. Along with this inventories data, oil price movements will continue to depend largely on equity levels since this rally largely depends on equities maintaining their current momentum.