Oily Updates February 9, 2012

The crude oil market is volatile and often changes faster than we can keep up. That’s why we’re slowing down our posts to only twice a week.

• Futures Climb on Rising Oil as Norilsk Gains: Russia Overnight – BusinessWeek

  Bloomberg

  Futures Climb on Rising Oil as Norilsk Gains: Russia Overnight BusinessWeek 9 (Bloomberg) — Russian equity futures rose and OAO GMK Norilsk Nickel climbed to a three-month high in New York as oil advanced, bolstering the outlook for the world's biggest energy exporter. Futures expiring in March on the dollar-denominated RTS … Discount of 50% to Emerging Markets Lures HSBC Investors: Russia OvernightBloomberg all 8 news articles »

• Oil Trades Near One-Week High as US Stockpiles Counter Europe – BusinessWeek

  Oil Trades Near One-Week High as US Stockpiles Counter Europe BusinessWeek 9 (Bloomberg) — Oil traded near the highest price in more than a week after US crude stockpiles increased less than forecast, countering concern that Europe's debt crisis will worsen as Greece struggles to agree on terms for a bailout. Futures were … and more »

• Asia Stocks, US Futures Drop Amid Greek Debt Talk; Oil Climbs – BusinessWeek

  Asia Stocks, US Futures Drop Amid Greek Debt Talk; Oil Climbs BusinessWeek Standard & Poor's 500 Index futures slipped 0.3 percent. The euro declined 0.1 percent and South Korea's won dropped against 14 of its 16 major counterparts. Oil advanced 0.3 percent after a smaller- than-estimated increase in US crude stockpiles.

• Oil pits are getting crowded – MarketWatch (blog)

  Oil pits are getting crowded MarketWatch (blog) In an indication that interest in energy commodity trading is on the rise, the CME Group /quotes/zigman/107063 /quotes/nls/cme CME , the main US exchange for raw-materials futures, said energy trading volumes were at a record Tuesday. and more »

• OIL FUTURES: Crude Edges Higher After Modest Oil-Stocks Build – Fox Business

  Proactive Investors UK

  OIL FUTURES: Crude Edges Higher After Modest Oil-Stocks Build Fox Business NEW YORK – Crude-oil futures finished slightly higher Wednesday after a government report showed US crude-oil stockpiles rose less than expected last week, although oil demand overall was weak. Light, sweet crude oil for March delivery settled up 30 … OIL FUTURES: Nymex Crude Pares Gains Following Inventory BuildNASDAQ OIL FUTURES: Nymex Crude Hits $100/Bbl Ahead Of Inventory DataWall Street Journal (India) Oil futures trim gains after EIA inventories dataMarketWatch Daniels Trading -Reuters all 538 news articles »

• Soybeans, Corn, Wheat Futures Forecast to Open Higer on Supply Concerns – Bloomberg

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  Soybeans, Corn, Wheat Futures Forecast to Open Higer on Supply Concerns Bloomberg Soybean-oil futures are expected to open 0.35 cent to 0.4 cent a pound higher, and soybean-meal futures may open 50 cents to $1 higher per 2000 pounds. — Corn futures are called to open 3 cents to 5 cents a bushel higher in Chicago on speculation that … Pre-Opening Soy Complex Market ReportNASDAQ CBOT soybeans end down on positioning ahead of USDABusiness Recorder (blog) Grains close mixedAgriculture.com Pork Magazine -Reuters Africa all 183 news articles »

• OIL FUTURES: Nymex Crude Settles 1.6%; Brent-WTI Spread Narrows – Wall Street Journal

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  OIL FUTURES: Nymex Crude Settles 1.6%; Brent-WTI Spread Narrows Wall Street Journal By David Bird Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–Crude oil futures prices settled higher Tuesday after a volatile session in which global benchmarks shifted from their recent trajectories. For more than a week, North Sea Brent crude oil … OIL FUTURES: Nymex Crude Up, Brent Drops As Investors Play SpreadNASDAQ Crude oil futures impacted by geopolitical eventsDaniels Trading OIL FUTURES: Crude Falls On Fresh Europe WorriesFox Business Reuters Africa -Forex Pros -Reuters all 1,365 news articles »

• Crude Options Volatility Rises as Oil Futures Fall in New York – Bloomberg

  Crude Options Volatility Rises as Oil Futures Fall in New York Bloomberg Crude oil options volatility rose as underlying futures fell for the sixth time in seven sessions. Implied volatility for at-the-money options expiring in March, a measure of expected price swings in futures and a gauge of options prices, … and more »