Crude prices stay above $40

Crude prices moved higher this week, giving back some gains on Friday.
West Texas Intermediate on the New York Mercantile Exchange dropped 59 cents, or about 1 percent, Friday, to close at $40.60 per barrel. This compares to Monday, when prices jumped $2.17 to close at $39.22 per barrel. That was followed by a $1.45 gain Tuesday that put prices back above $40 a barrel. Prices fell to $39.95 Wednesday before closing at $41.19 Thursday. The posted price ended the week at $37 per barrel.
Natural gas prices on the NYMEX started the week off with an 18-cent jump and largely added to those gains, with the exception of a 9.5 cent drop Tuesday. Prices rose 11.4 cents Friday to close at $2.741 per Mcf.
Bloomberg reports prices were poised for a 10 percent gain for the week, the biggest since June, boosted largely by the approach of Hurricane Delta,