August WTI crude oil (CLQ26) on Thursday closed up +1.58 (+2.25%), and August RBOB gasoline (RBQ26) closed up +0.1109 (+3.97%).
Crude oil and gasoline prices erased early losses on Thursday and rallied sharply as short covering emerged on a report that an unknown projectile off the coast of Oman hit a cargo vessel. Crude prices initially fell to a 4-month low on Thursday as the resumption of crude supplies through the reopened Strait of Hormuz has eased global oil supply concerns.