Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
DJIA	12,536.60	+81.74	0.66%
S&P 500	1,325.62	+7.80	0.59%
Nasdaq	2,853.99	+16.46	0.58%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

DJIA

12,536.60

+81.74

0.66%

S&P 500

1,325.62

+7.80

0.59%

Nasdaq

2,853.99

+16.46

0.58%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
STOXX 50	2,160.31	+12.39	0.58%
FTSE 100	5,391.14	+34.80	0.65%
DAX	6,396.84	+73.65	1.16%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

STOXX 50

2,160.31

+12.39

0.58%

FTSE 100

5,391.14

+34.80

0.65%

DAX

6,396.84

+73.65

1.16%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
Nikkei	8,657.08	+63.93	0.74%
TOPIX	727.03	+5.92	0.82%
Hang Seng	19,055.50	+254.47	1.35%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

Nikkei

8,657.08

+63.93

0.74%

TOPIX

727.03

+5.92

0.82%

Hang Seng

19,055.50

+254.47

1.35%

Oil Trades Near Highest in a Week; Brent Premium Widens for an Eighth Day

By Paul Gordon - 2012-02-05T23:12:48Z

Oil traded near the highest price in almost a week in New York, while the premium of Brent crude to West Texas Intermediate widened for an eighth day.

Crude for March delivery was at $97.64 a barrel, down 20 cents, in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange at 7:08 a.m. Singapore time. The contract rose $1.48 to $97.84 on Feb. 3, the highest close since Jan. 31.

Brent oil for March settlement gained 11 cents to $114.69 a barrel on the ICE Futures Europe exchange. The premium to WTI was at $17.05 a barrel.

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Paul Gordon at pgordon6@bloomberg.net