BrentFront-month futures, Jan 27
$103.60 $/bbl
−$1.17 (−1.1%) on prior
Close 3 November 2026
WTIFront-month futures, Dec 26
$96.09 $/bbl
−$0.37 (−0.4%) on prior
Close 3 November 2026
Henry HubFront-month futures, Dec 26
$2.895 $/MMBtu
+$0.039 (+1.4%) on prior
Close 3 November 2026
TTF (Dutch gas)Front-month futures, Dec 26
$30.05 $/MMBtu
−$0.97 (−3.1%) on prior
Close 3 November 2026
Front-month futures, previous close; contract month on each box. Brent: NYMEX Brent Last Day Financial futures, which settle on ICE Brent. WTI and Henry Hub: NYMEX. TTF: Dutch TTF futures, converted to US$/MMBtu at the daily EUR/USD rate. Data: Yahoo Finance, delayed.
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