Oil up more than 1% after US inventory drop

Last Updated: Saturday, May 30, 2015, 10:13

Crude oil prices rose more than 1 percent on Friday after U.S. inventories fell for a fourth straight week, though a stronger dollar left prices set for a weekly drop.

Oil down 3% on dollar rally, ample supply worry

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 19, 2015, 23:27

Oil prices fell 3 percent on Tuesday, with U.S. crude extending losses for a fifth straight day, as the dollar rallied amid evidence that the United States and top oil exporter Saudi Arabia were pumping more than the world needed.

Brent posts weekly loss after month of gains; US crude up

Last Updated: Saturday, May 9, 2015, 11:45

Brent oil posted its first weekly loss in a month on Friday as the market fretted again about global oversupply while U.S. crude rose for an eighth straight week, helped by jobs growth data and the first storm of the hurricane season forming.

US stocks rally; Alibaba Up 7.5%

Last Updated: Friday, May 8, 2015, 10:13

Alibaba jumped 7.5% as sales rose 45% to $2.81 billion in the quarter ending March 31.

Oil prices mixed in Asian trade

Last Updated: Friday, May 8, 2015, 09:56

WTI tumbled $1.99 in New York and Brent closed down $2.23 in London

Oil hits 2015 highs after first U.S. hub stock draw in five months

Last Updated: Thursday, April 30, 2015, 02:25

Oil prices hit the highest this year on Wednesday after the first crude stock draw in five months at the U.S. Cushing, Oklahoma hub suggested an oil glut may be starting to ease.

Nikkei rises on dividend optimism after Fanuc's announcement; Fed focused

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 11:54

Japan`s Nikkei share average rose on Tuesday helped by hopes of better shareholder returns after Fanuc Corp doubled its dividend payout ratio, but gains were limited ahead of a two-day U.S. Federal Reserve`s policy meeting.

Japan stocks at 15-year peak, oil down as Saudi ends Yemen air campaign

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 22, 2015, 08:57

Japanese shares rallied to a 15-year high on Wednesday on expectations of improved corporate earnings, while oil sagged after Saudi Arabia ended its military campaign in Yemen, easing tensions in the energy-rich Middle East.

Oil down as Saudis end Yemen bombing; traders eye crude build

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 22, 2015, 01:31

Oil prices fell on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia announced the end of its military campaign in Yemen, easing tensions in the Middle East, and traders expected another weekly build in US crude stockpiles.

Oil slips below $64 as ample supplies weigh

Last Updated: Friday, April 17, 2015, 17:13

Oil eased below $64 a barrel on Friday as evidence this week of rising crude supplies from OPEC members outweighed signs of a slowdown in U.S. output and Middle East tensions.

Oil surges after lower than expected US inventory rise

Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015, 01:38

Oil prices rallied and U.S. crude jumped nearly 6 percent to a 2015 peak on Wednesday after government data showed crude oil inventories in the United States rose less than expected last week.

Nikkei tops 20,000 for first time in 15 years; up 2.4% on week

Last Updated: Friday, April 10, 2015, 13:22

Japan`s Nikkei share average topped the psychological 20,000-point mark on Friday for the first time in 15 years on hopes of stronger corporate earnings, and gained 2.4 percent on the week.