Front Month ICE Brent Crude Rose 0.79% This Week to Settle at $85.53 -- Data Talk

Front Month ICE Brent Crude for Dec. delivery gained 67 cents per barrel, or 0.79% to $85.53 this week

--Up for nine consecutive weeks

--Longest winning streak since the week ending April 30, 1999 when the market rose for ten straight weeks

--Today it is up 92.00 cents or 1.09%

--Largest one day dollar and percentage gain since Monday, Oct. 11, 2021

--Up five of the past seven sessions

--Today's settlement value is the second highest this year

--Off 0.34% from its 52-week high of $85.82 hit Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021

--Up 128.32% from its 52-week low of $37.46 hit Friday, Oct. 30, 2020

--Rose 104.76% from 52 weeks ago

--Off 0.34% from its 2021 settlement high of $85.82 hit Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021

--Up 67.41% from its 2021 settlement low of $51.09 hit Monday, Jan. 4, 2021

--Off 41.45% from its record high of $146.08 hit Thursday, July 3, 2008

--Month-to-date it is up 8.93%

--Year-to-date it is up $33.73 or 65.12%

All prices are calculated based on the settlement price of the current front month contract.

Source: Dow Jones Market Data

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10-22-21 1520ET