
January WTI crude oil (CLF26) today is up +0.61 (+1.03%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF26) is up +0.0017 (+0.09%).
Crude oil and gasoline prices are moving higher today on dollar weakness as the dollar index (DXY00) dropped to a 5-week low. Also, the war in Ukraine looks set to drag on, which will keep sanctions on Russian energy exports in place, after US-Russian talks failed to reach a breakthrough in ending the war in Ukraine. Gains in crude are limited after Saudi Arabia cut the price of its main crude grade to Asian customers to the lowest level in five years.