Crude oil investments today
WTI and Brent Crude Oil Prices. Crude oil is one of the most in-demand commodities, with the two most popularly traded grades of oil being Brent Crude and West Texas Intermediate (WTI). Crude oil prices reflect the market’s volatile and liquid nature, as well as oil being a benchmark for global economic activity. Crude Oil prices are expected to trade sideways today: Angel Commodities. According to Angel Commodities, on Monday, WTI Crude prices ended lower by 2.03 percent to close at $53.6 per barrel after the trade tension between the super-power nations amid weak Chinese data continued to weigh on the demand prospects for Crude. The U.S. oil benchmark, WTI, which spiked 4% after the drone strike to more than $63 a barrel, initially popped another 4% last night to more than $65 a barrel.