Gasoline prices tick higher again: RBOB near $1.90 as traders brace for U.S. data, Iran talks
U.S. gasoline futures rose about 0.4% early Wednesday, tracking higher crude prices after U.S. forces downed an Iranian drone near the Strait of Hormuz. The national average pump price edged up to $2.887 per gallon, AAA said. Traders await U.S. inventory data due later Wednesday and U.S.-Iran talks set for Friday.