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    Oil prices surged to their highest level since 2008

    • Last Update: 2023-03-06
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    According to the Asei news website on March 7, Trend, citing Reuters, reported that oil prices soared to their highest level
    since 2008.

    As of 6:50 p.
    m.
    ET (23:50 GMT), Brent crude rose $11.
    67, or 9.
    9 percent, to $129.
    78 a barrel
    .
    U.
    S.
    West Texas Intermediate crude rose $10.
    83, or 9.
    4 percent, to $126.
    51, with the two contracts on track for their highest daily gain since May 2020
    .

    In the minutes leading up to Sunday's trading, both benchmark crude prices rose to their highest levels since July 2008, with Brent at $139.
    13 a barrel and WTI at $
    130.
    50 a barrel.

    Both benchmark crude prices peaked in July 2008, with Brent reaching $147.
    50 per barrel and WTI reaching $
    147.
    27 per barrel.

    U.
    S.
    gasoline and distillate futures also rose to all-time highs
    following a surge in crude prices in the first minutes after Sunday's open.

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