NYMEX-Crude slips on dollar rise, economy concern

* Dollar strengthens on risk aversion

* Wall Street lower at the open

NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures fell on
Friday as the dollar strengthened and concerns about the pace
and strength of economic recovery kept pressure on equities
markets.

"Oil is clearly still tied to broader financial markets and
seeing losses due to a stronger dollar and a drop in stock
prices. To rally, we'd need to see more significant signals of
economic activity perking up," said Gene McGillian, analyst at
Tradition Energy in Stamford, Connecticut.

Analysts and brokers also noted relatively mild weather,
especially in the U.S. Northeast, the market's recent inability
to sustain prices above $80 a barrel, and the Friday expiration
of the NYMEX December crude contract.

The dollar rose broadly, building on the previous day's
gains as investors pared back riskier assets. [USD/]

World equities fell on bank worries and the dollar climbed
on Friday as a bout of year-end risk aversion gripped European
markets. Adding to pressure on European equities was concern
about exposure to Ukrainian debt. [ID:nLK218119]

Wall Street opened lower after worse-than-expected results
from computer maker Dell and home builder D.R. Horton,
reinforcing doubts about the pace of economic recovery. [.N]

PRICES

* On the New York Mercantile Exchange, at 10:09 a.m. EST
(1509 GMT), December crude CLZ9 was down $1.06, or 1.37
percent, at $76.40 a barrel, trading from $76.20 to $77.99.

* NYMEX January crude CLF0 was down $1.13, or 1.45
percent, at $76.92 a barrel.

* In London, January Brent crude LCOF0 fell $1, or 1.29
percent, to $76.64 a barrel, trading from $76.50 to $78.15.

* NYMEX December RBOB RBZ9 fell 1.90 cents, or 0.96
percent, to $1.9505 a gallon, trading from $1.9440 to $1.9768.

* NYMEX December heating oil HOZ9 fell 3.60 cents, or 1.8
percent, to $1.9604 a gallon, trading from $1.9589 to $2.0077.

* The December/December RBOB crack spread <0#RB-CL=R> was
at $5.73, after ending at $5.26 on Thursday. The
December/December heating oil crack spread <0#CL-HO=R> was at
$6.03, after ending at $6.39 on Thursday.

* The spread between the current front month and the
five-year forward crude contract CLc61 was at $16.12, based
on the December 2014 contract Thursday settlement at $92.52.
The spread ended Thursday at $15.06.

TECHNICALS

NYMEX crude 10-day/20-day moving average: $78.36/$78.57

Technical support/resistance:

NYMEX crude: $75.00/$80.00

NYMEX heating oil: $1.9355/$2.0680

NYMEX RBOB: $1.9065/$2.0315

For a full report on technicals, click on [ID:nLK630314]

MARKET NEWS

* U.S. Northeast temperatures are expected to average 5-10
F above normal Friday and Saturday, stay above normal through
Tuesday, and average near normal in the six- to 10-day outlook,
private forecaster DTN Meteorlogix said. [ID:nDTN456]

* Valero Energy Corp (VLO.N) shut a hydrodesulferization
unit at its Corpus Christi, Texas, refinery due to bad weather
conditions, the company said in a filing. [ID:nN20221643]

* U.S. highway travel rose 2.5 percent in September from a
year ago, the Transportation Department said. [ID:nN20185009]

* Chinese state oil firms have agreed to raise 2010 crude
imports from Saudi Arabia by about 12 percent from 2009 to top
1 million barrels a day, traders said. [ID:nPEK268513]
(Reporting by Robert Gibbons and Joshua Schneyer)