Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
DJIA	15,303.10	+8.60	0.06%
S&P 500	1,649.60	-0.91	-0.06%
Nasdaq	3,459.14	-0.27	-0.01%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

DJIA

15,303.10

+8.60

0.06%

S&P 500

1,649.60

-0.91

-0.06%

Nasdaq

3,459.14

-0.27

-0.01%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
STOXX 50	2,764.29	-12.49	-0.45%
FTSE 100	6,654.34	-42.45	-0.63%
DAX	8,305.32	-46.66	-0.56%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

STOXX 50

2,764.29

-12.49

-0.45%

FTSE 100

6,654.34

-42.45

-0.63%

DAX

8,305.32

-46.66

-0.56%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
Nikkei	14,612.50	+128.47	0.89%
Hang Seng	22,618.70	-51.01	-0.23%
S&P/ASX 200	4,983.50	-78.95	-1.56%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

Nikkei

14,612.50

+128.47

0.89%

Hang Seng

22,618.70

-51.01

-0.23%

S&P/ASX 200

4,983.50

-78.95

-1.56%

Saudi Arab Light Crude Price to Average $105 This Year, NCB Says

By Wael Mahdi - 2012-03-26T14:35:51Z

Arab Light crude, which makes up about 50 percent of Saudi Arabia’s oil output, is forecast to average $105 a barrel this year, according to National Commercial Bank, the kingdom’s largest bank by assets.

The lender raised its estimate by $10 from its previous forecast of $95, NCB said in an e-mailed report today. Arab Light averaged $107.80 last year, helping Saudi Arabia to report a record budget surplus, the bank said in December.

Saudi Arabian Oil Co., or Saudi Aramco as the state producer is known, pumps five grades of crude that range from Arab Heavy to Arab Super Light, according to the company’s website.

To contact the reporter on this story: Wael Mahdi in Khobar, Saudi Arabia at wmahdi@bloomberg.net.

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Stephen Voss at sev@bloomberg.net.

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