September WTI crude oil (CLU26) closed up +2.00 (+2.33%) on Thursday, and September RBOB gasoline (RBU26) closed up +0.0078 (+0.24%).
Crude oil and gasoline prices settled higher on Thursday, with crude oil climbing to a 1-month high. Crude prices rose after President Trump threatened to crush Iran’s economy, dampening any hopes of a resolution to the US-Iran war and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.