Energy markets showed broad strength on July 21, 2026, with crude oil, natural gas, gasoline and European gas benchmarks recording gains.
- Brent crude rose 1.25% to $92.149 per barrel, gaining 8.43% weekly, 19.50% monthly, 51.38% YTD and 34.45% YoY.
- WTI crude oil advanced 1.06% to $85.236 per barrel, up 7.03% weekly, 16.37% monthly, 48.37% YTD and 30.57% YoY.
- EU Gas gained 0.35% to €59.90/MWh, with a 41.43% monthly and 112.86% YTD rise.
- UK Gas climbed 2.20% to 144.5700 GBp/therm, recording gains of 12.81% weekly, 44.44% monthly and 95.87% YTD.
- Naphtha jumped 3.75% to 783.46, rising 8.21% weekly, 14.10% monthly and 60.42% YTD.
- Gasoline edged up 0.31% to $3.4165 per gallon, with a 99.64% YTD gain.
- Heating oil rose 0.25% to $4.1368 per gallon, up 94.96% YTD and 68.89% YoY.
Natural gas gained 1.08% in the latest session but remained down 21.49% YTD, while methanol fell 3.39% to 2,681 CNY/T.
