据道琼斯8月28日消息,因押注油价下跌的交易员急于了结空头头寸,原油期货价格周五连续第二个交易日大幅上涨,创下自2009年以来最大两日百分比涨幅。
市场动能在周五继续上升,因交易员预期定于下周一公布的月度美国政府数据将显示国内原油产量继续下滑。
周五纽约商品交易所十月交割的轻质低硫原油期货上涨2.66美元,至45.22美元/桶,涨幅6.2%,为该期货自8月4日以来的最高结算价。本周油价累计上涨12%,为自2009年2月以来最大单周百分比涨幅。
欧洲ICE期货交易所的全球基准布伦特原油期货上涨2.49美元,至50.05美元/桶,涨幅5.2%。该期货本周累计上涨10%。
庞晓华摘译自道琼斯
原文如下:
Oil Prices Rise Again as Traders Close Out Bets
By Nicole Friedman
NEW YORK--Oil prices soared Friday for the second day in a row, notching the biggest two-day percentage gain since 2009 as traders who had bet on lower prices scrambled to close out those wagers.
The market momentum continued Friday in the anticipation that monthly U.S. government data due for release Monday would show a continued decline in domestic crude production.
On Friday, light, sweet crude for October delivery settled up $2.66, or 6.2%, to $45.22 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the highest settlement since Aug. 4. Prices climbed 12% on the week, the biggest one-week percentage gain since February 2009.
Brent, the global benchmark, rose $2.49, or 5.2%, to $50.05 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe. The contract rose 10% this week.