On Friday, Oil prices cooled on Friday as data from oilfield services firm Baker Hughes showed the decline in its oil rig count entered an eighth month.
U.S. crude settled down 0.1 percent, at $59.63 a barrel, paring earlier gains. Brent crude for August was flat at $63.20 a barrel, CNBC Reports.
Despite of the above factor, Shares of Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), gained 4.21% to $9.41.
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras operates as an integrated energy company in Brazil and internationally. Its Exploration and Production segment engages in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas; and sale of crude oil and oil products produced at natural gas processing plants in domestic and foreign markets.
Shares of International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM), declined -0.37% to $165.46, during its last trading session.
International Business Machines Corporation, declared that Gartner, has recognized IBM as a Leader in the June 15, 2015 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup Software and Integrated Appliances.
For this report, Gartner evaluated IBM Spectrum Protect, a data protection and recovery software, which is part of the company’s software defined storage portfolio.
IBM Spectrum Protect optimizes backups for physical, virtual and cloud environments from a single administration console and are increasingly finding favor among clients with hybrid cloud environment. It addresses data protection objectives for organizations of all sizes and can open up opportunities for application designers, data owners and service providers in every industry to develop Big Data and Internet of Things (IoT) applications without mastering data administration, recovery or protection.
With IBM Spectrum Protect, cloud infrastructure service providers like CenterGrid are able to support new, innovative applications that take seed in the start-up community.
International Business Machines Corporation provides information technology (IT) products and services worldwide. The company’s Global Technology Services segment provides IT infrastructure and business process services, such as outsourcing, processing, integrated technology, cloud, and technology support.
Finally, Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX), ended its last trade with -0.82% loss, and closed at $10.90, as Gold fell to a three-week low on Friday before reversing losses as investors continued to monitor developments surrounding talks between Greece and its international creditors, amid mounting fears over a potential debt default.
On the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold futures for August delivery hit a daily low of $1,167.10 a troy ounce, a level not seen since June 5, before turning higher to close at $1,173.20, up $1.40, or 0.12%. Futures were likely to find support at $1,162.10, the low from June 5, and resistance at $1,187.70, the high from June 23.
Barrick Gold Corporation produces and sells gold and copper. The company is also involved in exploration and mine development activities. It conducts mining, development and exploration, and other activities in various countries, counting the United States, Canada, Australia, Argentina, Chile, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Papua New Guinea, Tanzania, Zambia, and Saudi Arabia.
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