Crude oil futures settle at $56.76

Up $0.30 or 0.53%

The December crude oil futures settled at $56.76, up $0.30 or 0.53%. Today is the last day for trading for the contract. The high reached $57.33. The low extended to $55.08.

Tomorrow, the January contract will be the front contract. It settled today at $57.20, up $0.52. The high reached $57.55. The low was $52.28. So to the settlement, the January contract is $0.44 higher.