
May WTI crude oil (CLK24) on Thursday closed up +1.16 (+1.36%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBK24) closed up +3.33 (+1.21%).
Crude and gasoline prices Thursday recovered from early losses and moved higher, with crude climbing to a 5-1/4 month high and gasoline climbing to a 7-month high. Thursday's slide in the dollar index to a 2-week low was bullish for energy prices.