Saturday, March 3, 2012

Oil crosses US$129 for first time, heads for US$130

Oil prices spiked a new trading high Tuesday, sweeping past $129 a barrel as supply concerns intensified the momentum buying that has lifted crude higher into record territory.

The June contract for light, sweet crude traded as high as US$129.31 in electronic pre-opening trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange before settling back to US$128.75, up US$1.70 on the day.

This latest surge comes after OPEC's president was quoted as saying his organization won't increase its output before its next meeting in September.

The imminent expiration of the June contract is adding to the volatility. The contract will end at the close of trading …

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