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Rich Asplund

Crude Oil Prices Fall Sharply as Persian Gulf Oil Flows Accelerate

August WTI crude oil (CLQ26) on Wednesday closed down -2.87 (-3.92%), and August RBOB gasoline (RBQ26) closed down -0.0669 (-2.34%).

Crude oil and gasoline prices sold off sharply on Wednesday, with crude oil posting a 3.5-month low. Wednesday’s rally in the dollar index ($DXY) to a 13-month high weighed on energy prices. Also, the resumption of crude supplies through the reopened Strait of Hormuz has eased global oil supply concerns and is undercutting crude prices. Wednesday’s weekly EIA inventory report was mixed for crude oil and products.

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