
December WTI crude oil (CLZ24) Tuesday closed up +0.52 (+0.73%), and December RBOB gasoline (RBZ24) closed up +0.0253 (+1.26%).
Crude oil and gasoline prices on Tuesday extended Monday's rally and posted 3-week highs. Tuesday's slide in the dollar index (DXY00) to a 2-1/2 week low is bullish for energy prices. Crude also has carryover support from Sunday when OPEC+ agreed to push back its December production increase by one month. In addition, ongoing hostilities in the Middle East tensions are supporting crude due to concern that Iran is planning a counterattack on Israel.