Oil futures end volatile week after gaining ground

摘要

New York—Oil futures strengthened Friday for the second day in a row, extending a rally that has pushed ICE October Brent back over $50/b. NYMEX October crude settled $2.66 higher at $45.22/b. ICE October Brent settled up $2.49 at $50.05/b. In refined product activity, NYMEX September ULSD settled 8.04 cents higher at $1.5764/gal, while NYMEX September RBOB settled 6.50 cents higher at $1.5218/gal.