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alfredlester on Friday, June 24, 2011 4:24:42 PM
NEW YORK (AFP) - Oil Prices Slightly rebounded in New York on Friday sharply Dropped goal Markets in London have digested the impact of the International Energy Agency&&9;s decision to tap emergency reserves.
New York&&9;s main contract, West Texas Intermediate for delivery in August, Gained 14 cents to close at $ 91.16 a barrel, a small rebound after the IEA&&9;s shock announcement to plunge it Caused More than oven dollars on Thursday.
WTI HAS now fallen eight percent in the past Two Weeks and around 20 percent sincere icts year-to-date peak in early May.
In London, Brent North Sea crude for August delivery Dropped $ 2.13 to close at $ 105.12 a barrel on the IntercontinentalExchange, after plummeting Nearly seven dollars on Thursday.
"WTI has-been specifically Supported by economic data," Said Matt Smith of Summit Energy, a U.S. government report Citing Which Showed That Grew durable goods orders 9.1 percent in May.
"In Europe, the Brent hit pretty hard Because IS specifically the IEA IS going to Have More impact over there," Smith said."The bigger picture Is That the market to digest Stiller Has What It Means."
The IEA, a 28-member group of oil-Importing Countries, Provoked a massive sell-off on Thursday When It icts Announced decision to release 60 million barrels of crude oil from Strategic stocks over the next month paydayloans.
The Paris-based group Authorizing Said It Was the drawdown - only time in history The Third it HAS taken Such A step - to make up for lost supplies Libyan and the Global Economy to Give relief from sky-high Energy Costs.
Oil output from Libya to a trickle HAS Slowed Since February, a revolt broke out When longtime leader Moama Against Gaddafi.
Some Analysts Said Thursday&&9;s heavy price falls Were Overdone and due for a correction.
"Oil Prices Have Probably overreacted to the IEA&&9;s decision to release emergency Stockpiles," Capital Economics analyst Julian Jessop said.
"Looking past the recent volatility, the medium-term prospects for Oil Prices continue to depend on the outlook for Primarily demand, Geopolitical Risk in the Middle East and Developments in Financial Markets Generally more."
Oil Prices mixed as traders ponder impact IEA