Ethanol’s Discount to Gasoline Narrows as Obama Rejects Waiver

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Ethanol’s discount to gasoline narrowed after the Obama administration rejected requests to waive requirements for blending the fuels.

Ethanol rose 1.6 cents, or 0.7 percent, to $2.351 a gallon on the Chicago Board of Trade, contracting the additive’s discount to gasoline to 35.91 cents a gallon from 36.12 cents yesterday, based on December futures prices. Gasoline’s premium was 99.8 cents on Sept. 28.