(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-17 18:24 NYMEX-Crude up, volatile ahead of options expiry
NEW YORK, Nov 17 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures were up in see-saw trading Monday afternoon, with strength of heating oil futures supportive, after dropping earlier in volatile trading ahead of the expiration of the options on December crude.
NEW YORK - Agriculture futures and other commodities rose Monday in response to China’s announcement that it will spend $586 billion to stimulate its slowing economy.
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Tumbling prices for crude oil, aluminum and soybeans sent the Reuters/Jefferies CRB Index of 19 raw materials down more than 50 percent from a record in July as the global recession sapped demand.
