A commodity research report of SMC, gives the following outlook for crude oil and natural gas for today: Crude oil prices and natural gas may trade with upward bias. U.S. markets are closed on today for Presidents Day. Today Japan``s economy expanded at the fastest pace in two quarters, and more than expected, in October-December as an export recovery spurred capital spending. Speculative long positions of crude oil outnumbered short positions by 42,060 contracts on the New York Mercantile Exchange, in its Commitments of Traders report. Net-long positions fell by 43,967 contracts, or 51 percent, from a week earlier. Disclaimer: IRIS has taken due care and caution in compilation of data for its web site. Information has been obtained by IRIS from sources which it considers reliable. However, IRIS does not guarantee the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of any information and is not responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of such information. IRIS especially states that it has no financial liability whatsoever to any user on account of the use of information provided on its website.

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