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Louisiana Light • 2 days | 91.90 | -1.36 | -1.46% | ||
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Bonny Light • 1 day | 96.00 | -0.05 | -0.05% | ||
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Opec Basket • 2 days | 95.82 | -1.18 | -1.22% | ||
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Mars US • 10 hours | 88.83 | -0.23 | -0.26% | ||
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Gasoline • 13 mins | 2.628 | +0.008 | +0.31% |
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Bonny Light • 1 day | 96.00 | -0.05 | -0.05% | ||
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Girassol • 1 day | 97.04 | -0.34 | -0.35% | ||
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Opec Basket • 2 days | 95.82 | -1.18 | -1.22% |
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Peace Sour • 2 hours | 84.13 | -0.03 | -0.04% | ||
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Light Sour Blend • 2 hours | 84.63 | -0.03 | -0.04% | ||
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Syncrude Sweet Premium • 2 hours | 93.23 | -0.03 | -0.03% | ||
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Central Alberta • 2 hours | 84.13 | -0.03 | -0.04% |
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Eagle Ford • 2 days | 86.76 | -0.92 | -1.05% | ||
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Oklahoma Sweet • 2 days | 86.75 | -1.00 | -1.14% | ||
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Kansas Common • 1 day | 80.00 | -0.50 | -0.62% | ||
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Buena Vista • 2 days | 95.23 | -0.92 | -0.96% |
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