
December WTI crude oil (CLZ24) Wednesday closed down -0.52 (-0.75%), and December RBOB gasoline (RBZ24) closed up +0.0081 (+0.40%).
Crude oil and gasoline prices Wednesday settled mixed, with gasoline posting a 1-month high. Escalation of the Ukraine-Russian war is a bullish factor for crude prices after Ukraine fired British cruise missiles at military targets in Russia for the first time. However, crude prices fell back from a 1-week high and moved lower as the dollar rallied and after weekly EIA crude inventories unexpectedly increased.