October 2026 WTI crude futures were quoted at $104.55 per barrel in Yahoo Finance’s CL=F series at 08:52:15 UTC, or 14:22:15 IST, on September 16. The delayed observation was $1.28, or 1.21%, below the provider’s September 15 daily close of $105.83.
Below the previous close, inside the day’s range
The same captured feed showed a $103.76 low and $105.63 high, a spread of $1.87 per barrel. The quoted price was $0.79 above the low and $1.08 below the high. Those distances describe where the contract stood inside the reported range; they are not evidence that either boundary will hold later.
The comparison uses the dated daily bar, rather than the first close embedded in a multiday chart. It remains a vendor-data comparison: this report does not label $105.83 an independently checked exchange settlement or claim that $104.55 is available for immediate execution.
What a dollar move means in WTI
CME’s WTI product overview specifies 1,000 barrels for a standard contract and a one-cent minimum price increment. At the captured price, that represents $104,550 of notional crude exposure. The $1.28 move corresponds to $1,280 across that contract quantity, before fees; notional exposure is not the margin deposit or a guaranteed account result.
WTI is a crude benchmark, not the price of gasoline at a filling station. Refining, transport, local taxes and retail margins separate those markets. A lower futures reading cannot establish the size or timing of a consumer fuel-price change.
The next meaningful comparison is the same October contract against fresh inventory and supply evidence. No unverified reason is assigned to this decline. AI-assisted calculations support this timestamped market report, which is general information rather than investment advice.