Spot gold has just surpassed the $4510.00/ounce mark, now quoted at $4510.20/ounce, down 0.28% on the day; main COMEX gold futures contract is now quoted at $4564.50/ounce, up 0.42% on the day.

Marathon Petroleum Corporation announced that the production units at its refinery in Galveston Bay, Texas, have now entered a stable operation phase, and flaring has ceased.

The final settlement price for Brent crude oil futures was $93.78 per barrel, an increase of $2.16 from the previous trading day, representing a 2.36% rise. Recently, the international crude oil market has experienced significant price fluctuations due to multiple factors such as geopolitical tensions and changes in global crude oil supply and demand expectations. This round of increases also to some extent reflects the current market's concerns about the supply side of crude oil.

The settlement price of Brent crude oil futures is $93.78 per barrel, up $2.16, an increase of 2.36%.

The Trump administration has authorized the early sale of winter gasoline, marking its latest move to alleviate rising fuel costs and supply concerns caused by the war in Iran. On Thursday, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it would relax summer gasoline standards, allowing the market to use the more polluting winter gasoline formulations ahead of schedule. Normally, the switch in formulation does not take place until mid-September. This waiver allows the sale of gasoline b