
May WTI crude oil (CLK23) on Wednesday closed up +1.73 (+2.12%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBJ23) closed up +0.75 (+0.26%).
Crude oil and gasoline prices Wednesday moved higher, with crude climbing to a 4-1/2 month nearest-futures high and gasoline climbing to a 5-1/2 month high. A weaker dollar (DXY00) Wednesday was bullish for energy prices. Also, tightness in global oil supplies is supporting crude prices after OPEC+ announced a surprise cut in oil production last Monday and as 400,000 bpd of Iraqi crude oil exports remain halted.