NYMEX crude follows equities - UPI.com NEW YORK, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices churned higher Wednesday morning, topping $93 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange with equities making global gains. Major stock markets in Asia and Europe were broadly higher with the exception of the Shanghai composite index in China, which eased back 0.17 percent. In early trading, NYMEX light, sweet crude oil added 54 cents to hit $93.13 per barrel. Reformulated blendstock gasoline shed 1.46 cents to $2.6078 a gallon. Home heating oil added 0.21 cents to $2.9384 a gallon. Natural gas added 4 cents to hit $4.41 per million British thermal units. The national average price of unleaded regular gasoline dropped to $3.306 per gallon from Tuesday's $3.308, the AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report said.