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Oil futures finished higher on Friday, with news of tighter U.S. sanctions on Iran and Russia having the potential to disrupt global crude supplies.
U.S. crude prices gained for the week—their first in eight weeks—as traders continued to monitor rising trade tensions and their impact on the economy and oil demand.
-- West Texas Intermediate crude climbed 63 cents, or nearly 1%, to settle at at $67.18 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. According to Dow Jones Market Data, Prices increased by 0.2% for the week based on the front-month contract.
-- May Brent crude rose 70 cents, or 1%, to $70.58 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe. It tacked on 0.3% for the week.
-- April gasoline added 0.7% at $2.1487 a gallon, up 1.9% for the week, while April heating oil rose 0.2% to $2.1666 a gallon, but posted a weekly loss of 2.2%.
-- Natural gas for April delivery settled at $4.104 per million British thermal units, down 0.2% for the day and losing 6.7% for the week.
The U.S. stock market closed sharply higher on Friday in a big, broad rebound to mark the end of a bruising week that saw the S&P 500 land in correction territory amid tariff worries.
The S&P 500 climbed 117.42 points on Friday, or 2.1%, to finish at 5,638.94.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 674.62 points, or 1.7%, to close at 41,488.19.
The Nasdaq Composite jumped 451.07 points, or 2.6%, to end at 17,754.09.
For the week, the Dow fell 3.1%, the S&P 500 shed 2.3% and the technology-heavy Nasdaq dropped 2.4%. The Dow booked its biggest weekly loss since March 2023, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each dropped a fourth straight week for their longest losing streaks since August, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
Most of the contiguous US will face severe weather today and tomorrow as a vast low-pressure system moves east across the continent, bringing heavy precipitation, potential tornadoes, and wildfire conditions. The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center issued a moderate risk (level 4 of 5) for severe thunderstorms alert, a rare call made three days in advance (the first in three years).
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