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Oil continues to trade at the $80 level as Bernanke soothed market fears that interest rates would follow the discount rate by being raised in the near future.
As the Fed Chairman said that rates would remain at current levels, this increased confidence that global demand wouldn’t be hit by increased rates. The US Dollar has rallied though, which may add some downside pressure taking in to account their inverse relationship.

| Commodity | Level | Change |
| ICE BRENT CRUDE – MAR 10 | $77.70 | -$0.39 |
| ICE WTI – MAR 10 | $79.52 | -$0.48 |
| GASOIL – MAR 10 | $629.25 | -$1.25 |