
July WTI crude oil (CLN23) on Thursday closed up +2.01 (+2.95%), and July RBOB gasoline (RBN23) closed down -0.76 (-0.31%).
Crude oil and gasoline prices Thursday settled mixed. A decline in the dollar index Thursday to a 1-week low was bullish for energy prices. Also, the House passage of the debt ceiling deal sparked a rally in stocks and other risk assets such as crude. A negative factor for energy prices was the bearish weekly EIA inventory report.