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Oil above US$107 after Greece, US jobs report
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March 10, 2012, Saturday
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Crude oil futures rose past US$108 a barrel yesterday as Greece has cleared a major hurdle in its race to avoid bankruptcy and a key jobs report showed US employers completed three of the best months of hiring since the recession ended.
Benchmark oil for April delivery rose by 82 US cents to settle at US$107.40 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, after hitting a day high of US$108.20 earlier in the trading session.
In London, Brent crude gained 54 US cents to end the day at US$125.98 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange.
Greece persuaded the vast majority of its private creditors to sign up to the biggest national debt writedown in history, paving the way for a second massive bailout.
In the US, employers added 227,000 jobs in February and the unemployment rate stayed at 8.3 percent last month, the lowest in three years. The US, the world's largest oil consumer, has seen the strongest three months of job growth since the Great Recession. An improving economy is likely to lead to more demand for oil.
Crude has jumped from US$75 in October and US$96 last month as the US economic recovery gathers momentum and Europe's debt crisis shows signs of stabilizing.
Simmering tensions over Iran's nuclear program have kept crude near 10-month highs. On Thursday, an Israeli official said satellite images back Israel's contention that Iran is developing a nuclear weapon. Iran says its nuclear capabilities are for peaceful purposes.
In other energy trading in New York, natural gas futures rose by 5 US cents to end at US$2.32 per 1,000 cubic feet a day. Earlier in the week, natural gas dropped to the lowest level in 10 years following a relatively warm winter and a boom in US production.
Heating oil fell by less than a cent to finish at US$3.26 per gallon and gasoline futures rose 2 US cents to end at US$3.33 per gallon.
Benchmark oil for April delivery rose by 82 US cents to settle at US$107.40 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, after hitting a day high of US$108.20 earlier in the trading session.
In London, Brent crude gained 54 US cents to end the day at US$125.98 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange.
Greece persuaded the vast majority of its private creditors to sign up to the biggest national debt writedown in history, paving the way for a second massive bailout.
In the US, employers added 227,000 jobs in February and the unemployment rate stayed at 8.3 percent last month, the lowest in three years. The US, the world's largest oil consumer, has seen the strongest three months of job growth since the Great Recession. An improving economy is likely to lead to more demand for oil.
Crude has jumped from US$75 in October and US$96 last month as the US economic recovery gathers momentum and Europe's debt crisis shows signs of stabilizing.
Simmering tensions over Iran's nuclear program have kept crude near 10-month highs. On Thursday, an Israeli official said satellite images back Israel's contention that Iran is developing a nuclear weapon. Iran says its nuclear capabilities are for peaceful purposes.
In other energy trading in New York, natural gas futures rose by 5 US cents to end at US$2.32 per 1,000 cubic feet a day. Earlier in the week, natural gas dropped to the lowest level in 10 years following a relatively warm winter and a boom in US production.
Heating oil fell by less than a cent to finish at US$3.26 per gallon and gasoline futures rose 2 US cents to end at US$3.33 per gallon.
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