Beijing, May 19 News Today, the Shanghai International Energy Trading Center crude oil futures contract fluctuated upward during the day, with active transactions and increased positions. The 2307 contract, the main force of domestic crude oil futures, opened at 514.9 yuan. As of the day’s close, it closed at 523.9 yuan, an increase of 1.93% or 9.9 yuan; the settlement price was 517.7 yuan; the trading volume was 154,783 lots; the position was 40,406 lots, and the daily position increased by 1964 lots .
As of the close on May 18, the price of light crude oil futures for June delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell by US$0.97 to close at US$71.86 a barrel, a decrease of 1.33%; the price of London Brent crude oil futures for July delivery fell 1.10 US dollars, to close at 75.86 US dollars a barrel, a decrease of 1.43%.
