Jobs data, Inventories and Dollar lead to mix day

Another mixed end to another volitile session that saw both RBOB and HEAT finish on opposite sides of par. Solid early morning gains built on Wednesdays DOE report that had all products reporting substantial draws, much higher than expectations, eventually gave way to news of yet another dismal Job report. The number of Jobless claims missed analysts expectations by about 10,000 claims that sent the pits down at the Opening Bell. Heat and RBOB were down almost .04 each as Crude remained strong on a falling dollar. The Dollar continues to hover around a 2 1/2 year low. While strife continues abroad, the threat of barrels off the market appears to be taking a back seat. The Saudi cartel have stated that there is no need for excess production as buyers appear to be limited. As we mentioned, the volitility from day to day has remained with a downward bias. The hope amongst peers is that at somepoint it falls off the shelf. As a reminder, the NYMEX is closed Friday in observance of Good Friday. At the Close Crude added 81 cents to $112.29, RBOB jumped .0313 to $3.3086 and HEAT fell .0222 to $3.1992.
DAILY HEATING OIL CHART
RBOB CLOSE
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CLOSE CHANGE MAY 33086 +.0313
JUN 32723 +.0239
JUL 32425 +.0186
AUG 32141 +.0144
SEP 31848 +.0124
OCT 30337 +.0108
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HEAT CLOSE
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CLOSE CHANGE
MAY 31992 -.0222
JUN 32162 -.0197
JUL 32352 -.0181
AUG 32535 -.0169
SEP 32711 -.0157
OCT 32880 -.0150
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