
July WTI crude oil (CLN24) on Thursday closed down -0.70 (-0.90%), and July RBOB gasoline (RBN24) closed down -0.22 (-0.09%).
Crude oil and gasoline prices Thursday were under pressure the entire session and fell to 1-week lows. Thursday's rally in the dollar index (DXY00) to a 1-week high undercut energy prices. Crude also had a negative carryover from Wednesday when weekly EIA crude inventories unexpectedly rose, and stockpiles at Cushing, the delivery point of WTI futures, climbed to a 10-month high. Better-than-expected global manufacturing news Thursday supports energy demand and limited losses in crude prices.