September WTI crude oil (CLU26) closed up +2.10 (+2.55%) on Monday, and September RBOB gasoline (RBU26) closed up +0.0860 (+2.70%).
Crude oil and gasoline prices rallied to 3-week highs on Monday and settled sharply higher. Concerns that the US-Iran war will remain unresolved and keep Middle East oil supplies limited are boosting crude prices. Monday’s fall in the dollar index ($DXY) to a 2.25-month low also supported gains in energy prices.