NYMEX February heating oil HOG9 ended up 9

NYMEX February heating oil HOG9 ended up 9.60 cents, or6.49 percent, at $1.5763 a gallon, trading from $$1.4739 to$1.5850. NYMEX February RBOB RBG9 finished up 7.19 percent, oor6.47 percent, at $1.1824 a gallon, trading from $1.1056 to$1.1941. The Feb/Feb RBOB crack spread ended at 85.08cents, leaping from 30 cents on Friday. The Feb/Feb heating oilcrack spread ended at $17.39, up from $17.37 onFriday. The spread between the current front month and thefive-year forward crude contract CLc61 ended at $25.90,narrowing from Friday's $27.86, after the February 2014contract settled at $74.71, up 51 cents, or 0.69 percent, fromFriday's $74.20 close. TECHNICALS NYMEX crude 10-day/20-day moving average: $39.20/$41.41 Technical support/resistance: NYMEX crude: $43.70/$49.20 NYMEX heating oil: $1.3930/$1.5180 NYMEX RBOB: $1.0470/$1.1275 For a report on technicals click ID:nL5123802 MARKET NEWS The dollar firmed, underpinned by news of a planned U.S.stimulus package and increased expectations of interest ratecuts by major central banks. USD/ Saudi Arabia raised its official selling prices forFebruary for light crude oil to customers in the United Statesand Asia, state oil firm Aramco said on Sunday.

ID:nL4629028 Russian gas supplies to southeast Europe dropped by anaverage 24.7 percent overnight as a result of a price disputebetween Ukraine and Russia ID:nL5257800 Weekly U.S. government petroleum inventory data due onWednesday were forecast to show that supplies of crude,distillates and gasoline rose last week EIA/S U.S. heating demand for the week ahead is expected toaverage 12 percent below normal, said the National WeatherService. Heating demand was 12.7 percent below normalnationwide last week. Heating oil demand is expected to beabout 9 percent below normal this week. ID:nN05511234 There were no plans for OPEC to hold an extraordinarymeeting before a March scheduled meeting, an OPEC source said.Other OPEC member officials had said OPEC could meet early.ID:nL51830 (Reporting by Gene Ramos and Robert Gibbons; Editing by DavidGregorio) Funds News ETFs News Funds News ETFs News.

HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ Governor Edward G. Rendelltoday announced the following recent appointments:Victims Services Advisory Committee:Peg J. Dierkers, HarrisburgGovernor's Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs:Lisette Agosto Cintron, Bensalem - reappointment Erlinda Aguiar, Allentown - reappointment Anna Arias, Cunningham - reappointment Dr Alberto J.F Cardelle, East Stroudsburg - reappointment Doris I. Conner, BellefonteMaria Teresa Donate, Bethlehem - reappointmentMonica M. Grigera, York - reappointment Marizol Jimenez-Fotopoulos, MechanicsburgDr.

Agapito Lopez, Hazelton - reappointment Margarita Marengo, Bristol - reappointment Olga I Perez-Rosa, ReadingFrances M Rodriguez, Lancaster - reappointment Joseph E. Rodriguez, Collegeville - reappointment Jessica Tavara, LebanonRobert Torres, Middletown - reappointment Milton Velez, PhiladelphiaCarrie Ann Zayas, PittsburghThe Rendell administration is committed to creating a first-rate publiceducation system, protecting our most vulnerable citizens and continuingeconomic investment to support our communities and businesses.To find out moreabout Governor Rendell's initiatives and to sign up for his weekly newsletter,visit Ardo717-783-1116SOURCEPennsylvania Office of the GovernorChuck Ardo of the Pennsylvania Office of the Governor, 1-717-783-1116. Louis Van Gaal, I have to admit, has done a good job on the team so far, and the last few results displayed it. Bayern are somehow still not convincing me that they will end up in the Champions League semis or so.