Oil prices on Thursday hit their highest in more than two and a half years, touching levels not seen since before a slump in commodity markets in 2014/15, boosted by tensions in key producer Iran and by ongoing OPEC-led output cuts. ›

European spot power prices rose sharply on Wednesday amid winter gales that were forecast to decline by Thursday, while forwards power prices stabilised after a weaker start. ›

The British wholesale gas price for immediate delivery fell on Wednesday morning as milder temperatures and high output from the country’s wind farms curbed demand for gas. ›

Oil prices on Wednesday dipped away from the mid-2015 highs reached the previous session as high output in the United States and also Russia undermined ongoing efforts led by OPEC to tighten the market. ›

British wholesale prompt gas prices mostly rose on Tuesday in anticipation of colder temperatures lifting demand later in the week. ›

European week-ahead power prices rose sharply on Tuesday, boosted by forecasts for colder weather, but nearby delivery prices fell under pressure from huge wind power production in Germany. ›

Oil prices posted their strongest opening to a year since 2014 on Tuesday, with crude rising to mid-2015 highs amid large anti-government rallies in Iran and ongoing supply cuts led by OPEC and Russia. ›