Today, the crude oil futures contract of the Shanghai International Energy Trading Center fluctuated and fell during the day, with active transactions and reduced positions. The main 2309 contract of China’s crude oil futures opened at 587.3 yuan. As of the day’s close, it closed at 583.7 yuan, an increase of 0.57% or 3.3 yuan; the settlement price was 588.6 yuan; the trading volume was 170,738 lots; the position was 40,655 lots, and the daily position decreased by 2,050 lots.
As of the close of July 19, the price of light crude oil futures for August delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange closed at $75.35 a barrel, a decrease of 0.53%; the price of London Brent crude oil futures for September delivery closed at $79.46 a barrel, a decrease of 0.21%.
