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Markets · Commodity markets, October 15

Inventory draws dominated the holiday-delayed EIA report

Thursday, October 15, 2026. From GEO's evening brief, after the close.

Commercial crude stocks fell 8.6mb to 415.6mb, and WTI settled up 3.03% at $97.97/bbl. Distillate stocks fell 2.5mb to 102.6mb, 11.1% under the five-year average, though ULSD slipped 1.66% to $4.8456/gal. Natural gas storage sits 69 BCF below the five-year average, with Henry Hub up 1.19% at $3.236/MMBtu.

What moved

Change from the prior settle, at the time of the evening brief.

Crude
WTI+3.03%
Brent−0.13%
Refined
RBOB−2.43%
ULSD−1.66%
Nat Gas
Henry Hub+1.19%
Metals
Gold+1.51%
Silver+2.29%
Copper−1.56%
Platinum+0.43%
Palladium+2.92%
Agriculture
Corn−0.57%
Soybeans−1.12%
Wheat−0.48%
Cotton−0.56%
Sugar+1.44%
Coffee+0.22%
Cocoa+0.63%
Livestock
Lean Hogs+0.76%
Live Cattle+0.94%
US dollar index
Dollar index (DXY)−0.53%

Written with AI from public sources, checked by code, reviewed by GEO. Not investment advice.

Commodity markets (Oct 15): WTI +3.03%, Palladium +2.92%, RBOB −2.43% · GEO