原油价格跌至50刀。 ( G+ w; b+ f3 K$ w2 ]6 B ) j2 \; N* y- C4 M. s( V" Q# }Crude oil prices fell to nearly $50 a barrel Wednesday, their lowest levels since May 2005. $ m0 k3 I: k4 ]/ x# n; G' @8 K* s4 G% g* S
Light, sweet crude for February delivery was down 62 cents to $50.59 a barrel in mid-morning trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. ( }" F" G$ P2 O Z1 J5 Z& U: ~5 _, |
February natural gas fell 7.3 cents to $6.565 per 1,000 cubic feet in New York. February heating oil was down 1.24 cents at $1.4679 a gallon. February reFORMulated gasoline futures fell 2.13 cents at $1.3480 a gallon.; G; S- Q% T0 h+ f3 r% |
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AAA said Wednesday the average U.S. retail regular-unleaded gasoline price was $2.217 a gallon, down 0.012 cents from Tuesday.; x) r9 w& W) a: K2 h3 U, _/ Z