Crude oil prices jump Monday

The headline HSBC China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index rose from 52.9 to 54.8 with business activity climbing for the third consecutive month and at the fastest rate since January.

The U.S. Institute of Supply Management said U.S. manufacturing also expanded in October with the headline PMI index increasing from 54.4 to 56.9, but Election Day jitters and uncertainty over the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision expected Wednesday held markets in check.

December delivery crude oil on the New York Mercantile Exchange added $1.43 to $82.86 per barrel, a 1.7 percent gain. Heating oil prices jumped 3.23 cents to $2.27 per gallon. Reformulated gasoline prices added 2.06 cents to $2.08 per gallon.

Henry Hub natural gas prices lost 21.6 cents to $3.822 per million British thermal units.

At the retail level, the national average price of unleaded gasoline dropped to $2.803 per gallon Monday from Sunday's $2.806, AAA said

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