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Rich Asplund

Crude Oil Prices Drop on Increased Traffic Through Strait of Hormuz

September WTI crude oil (CLU26) closed down -0.87 (-1.03%) on Thursday, and September RBOB gasoline (RBU26) closed down -0.0945 (-2.93%).

Crude oil and gasoline prices gave up an overnight advance and settled lower on Thursday in hopes of a diplomatic solution to the US-Iran war. Crude prices also fell on signs of increased oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Crude prices initially moved higher on Thursday after the dollar index ($DXY) dropped to a 6-week low. Ongoing hostilities in the Middle East are also underpinning crude prices.

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