NEW YORK, June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. cash crude differentials were little changed on Friday as timespreads narrowed and WTI regained a premium over Brent.
Light Louisiana Sweet traded for $4.20 to $4.40 above West Texas Intermediate, in the same range as Thursday.
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WTI timespreads firmed on Friday. July WTI traded after settlement at a $1.11 a barrel discount to August futures, down from a $1.25 a barrel discount on Thursday.
WTI regained its premium over Brent crude. August WTI traded at a 4 cents a barrel premium to August Brent, after slipping to a 64 cents a barrel discount against Brent on Thursday.
U.S. crude for July rose 17 cents after settlement to $77.35 a barrel. August Brent fell 26 cents to $78.42.
Alaska North Slope crude for August delivery sold for 25 cents a barrel over WTI Wednesday, 50 cents stronger than the last previously announced sale at 25 cents under.
Crude buyers in California raised posted prices by 40 cents a barrel.
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(Reporting by Joshua Schneyer; Editing by David Gregorio)
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Light Louisiana Sweet traded for $4.20 to $4.40 above West Texas Intermediate, in the same range as Thursday.
For other cash crude deals, see.
WTI timespreads firmed on Friday. July WTI traded after settlement at a $1.11 a barrel discount to August futures, down from a $1.25 a barrel discount on Thursday.
WTI regained its premium over Brent crude. August WTI traded at a 4 cents a barrel premium to August Brent, after slipping to a 64 cents a barrel discount against Brent on Thursday.
U.S. crude for July rose 17 cents after settlement to $77.35 a barrel. August Brent fell 26 cents to $78.42.
Alaska North Slope crude for August delivery sold for 25 cents a barrel over WTI Wednesday, 50 cents stronger than the last previously announced sale at 25 cents under.
Crude buyers in California raised posted prices by 40 cents 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 David Gregorio)
((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.