原油价格跌至50刀。 % z2 S7 R0 t5 D+ Z9 I- I ! }% G5 O- m3 g3 h0 j. h" q7 p6 cCrude oil prices fell to nearly $50 a barrel Wednesday, their lowest levels since May 2005.9 y5 ^- A+ h& Z$ ]! W* W/ p
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Light, sweet crude for February delivery was down 62 cents to $50.59 a barrel in mid-morning trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. , ~+ Y- x% s/ s * Q. C5 ^) M$ `% M2 K. W, vFebruary natural gas fell 7.3 cents to $6.565 per 1,000 cubic feet in New York. February heating oil was down 1.24 cents at $1.4679 a gallon. February reFORMulated gasoline futures fell 2.13 cents at $1.3480 a gallon. ' Y6 @! Y8 }% \0 J( P% J% }( u" H# f$ N; e5 ?' {8 s9 U
AAA said Wednesday the average U.S. retail regular-unleaded gasoline price was $2.217 a gallon, down 0.012 cents from Tuesday. " C+ Y+ k* \8 } . i6 w3 G8 e" y0 m0 T( w2 B% n7 }* D# s9 s