Energy futures prices rose moderately on technical...

Energy futures prices rose moderately on technical factors, analysts said. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, contracts for February delivery of West Texas Intermediate, the benchmark U.S. crude, settled at $16.93 a 42-gallon barrel, up 51 cents from Monday’s close. Among contracts for January delivery of refined products, wholesale heating oil closed at 51.89 cents a gallon, up 0.76 cent, while wholesale unleaded gasoline closed at 43.87 cents a gallon, up 0.75 cent.