Crude oil prices hold steady Monday

Ireland announced Sunday it would accept an international loan, which is expected to steady the euro. The loan is likely to be around $110 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported.

January delivery light, sweet crude opened at $82.15 Monday, shedding 61 cents from Friday's close. Heating oil prices added 0.13 cent to $2.2931 per gallon. Reformulated blendstock gasoline prices lost 0.57 cent to $2.1214 per gallon.

Henry Hub natural gas prices gained 4.2 cents to $4.206 per million British thermal units.

At the pump, the national average price of unleaded gasoline fell to $2.872 per gallon Monday from Sunday's $2.875, AAA said.

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