Solar stock Ersol rose to a new record after German engineering giant Bosch said it paid $157 a share, a premium of more than 60%, for a controlling stake in the company. This from The Guardian:

Shares in leading German solar stocks rose substantially on expectations that other big players, including oil groups, are on the prowl in a market that grew to €6.6bn last year and is forecast to top €18bn by 2020.

In the energy market Monday, crude for July delivery inched higher, closing at $127.76/barrel, up 41 cents. July reformulated gasoline opened as front-month contract by adding 4 cents to $3.39/gallon.

In the energy market Friday, crude for July delivery moved higher, closing at $127.35/barrel, up 73 cents. June reformulated gasoline added a penny in its last day as the front-month contract, to $3.41/gallon.

In the energy market Thursday, crude for July delivery retreated, closing at $126.62/barrel, down $4.41. June reformulated gasoline lost 5 cents, to $3.40/gallon.

In the energy market Wednesday, crude for July delivery rose after Tuesday’s knockdown, closing at $131.03/barrel, up $2.18. July reformulated gasoline gained 6.78 cents, to $3.4476/gallon.

In the energy market Tuesday, crude for July delivery eased a bit, closing at $128.84/barrel, down $3.34. July reformulated gasoline lost 2 cents, to $3.38/gallon.

In the energy market Thursday, crude for July delivery moved higher after the one-day pullback, closing at $132.19/barrel, up $1.38. July reformulated gasoline gained back 6 cents, to $3.396/gallon.

As crude oil prices smash the $135-a-barrel barrier for the first time, Taiwan, Malaysia and Indonesia say they will take action to protect their state-owned oil companies.

“If oil prices keep going up, it is simply not in any country’s best interest to keep subsidizing these prices indefinitely,” says Peter Gastreich, a UBS oil and gas analyst, in the Financial Times.

In the energy market Thursday, crude for July delivery pulled back after breaching the $135 level in overnight electronic trading, closing at $130.80/barrel, down $2.36. July reformulated gasoline dipped 7.03 cents, to $3.3297/gallon.

In the energy market Wednesday, crude for July delivery kicked off its run as front-month contract by heading for the moon, skying yet further into uncharted territory to close at a record $133.17/barrel, up $4.19.