NEW YORK, April 23 (Reuters) - May U.S. cash crudes traded mixed against WTI futures on Friday as the monthly roll ended with a pipeline booking deadline, as futures rose.
U.S. cash crude Light Louisiana Sweet traded at $4.50 per barrel above West Texas Intermediate, even with Thursday's levels. Mars sour traded for 90 cents below WTI, down 20 cents from Thursday.
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Contango spreads were stable around -$1.94 a barrel for WTI after widening to a fourth-month high of -$2.21 on Thursday. . WTI was trading at a $2.13 a barrel discount to Brent crude post-settlement.
June WTI futures rose $1.38 a barrel after settlement to $85.08.
Friday was the final day for trading of May cash barrels, and Monday will feature trade in barrels for June delivery or later. As of Friday, it cost around 70 cents a barrel to roll May contracts into June, traders said.
The last known deals for Alaska North Slope crude were on Thursday, at $2.00 a barrel under WTI for May delivery and $1.95 under the screen for June delivery.
Buyers of California crudes raised posted prices by $1.40 a barrel.
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(Reporting by Joshua Schneyer; Editing by Marguerita Choy)
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U.S. cash crude Light Louisiana Sweet traded at $4.50 per barrel above West Texas Intermediate, even with Thursday's levels. Mars sour traded for 90 cents below WTI, down 20 cents from Thursday.
For a list of the day's deals click on
Contango spreads were stable around -$1.94 a barrel for WTI after widening to a fourth-month high of -$2.21 on Thursday. . WTI was trading at a $2.13 a barrel discount to Brent crude post-settlement.
June WTI futures rose $1.38 a barrel after settlement to $85.08.
Friday was the final day for trading of May cash barrels, and Monday will feature trade in barrels for June delivery or later. As of Friday, it cost around 70 cents a barrel to roll May contracts into June, traders said.
The last known deals for Alaska North Slope crude were on Thursday, at $2.00 a barrel under WTI for May delivery and $1.95 under the screen for June delivery.
Buyers of California crudes raised posted prices by $1.40 a barrel.
See for Reuters' generic refining margins
See for the WTI front/second month spread
See for front month WTI/Brent futures spread
See for Reuters' assessment of Dated Brent
See for Reuters assessed tanker rates
See for assessed domestic crude differentials
See for outright U.S. cash crude prices
See for a list of U.S. refinery outages
See for U.S. EIA inventory reports and forecasts
See for recent cash crude deals
(Reporting by Joshua Schneyer; Editing by Marguerita Choy)
((Email: joshua.schneyer@thomsonreuters.com; +1 646-223-6051; Reuters Messaging: joshua.schneyer.reuters.com@reuters.net)) Keywords: MARKETS USCRUDE (For help: Click 'Contact Us' in your desk top, click here or call 1-800-738-8377 for Reuters Products and 1-888-463-3383 for Thomson products; For client training: training.americas@thomsonreuters.com ; +1 646-223-5546) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.