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From the Liveblog of
Thursday, May 10, 2018
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, May 10, 2018
Oil rises amid Syria tensions
Oil prices rose on the news that Israel launched military strikes against Iranian targets in Syria overnight in response to an Iranian missile barrage on Israel on Wednesday.
Benchmark US crude oil added 45 cents to $71.59 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It climbed $2.08, or 3 percent, to $71.14 per barrel on Wednesday. Brent crude, used to price international oils, gained 26 cents to $77.47 per barrel.
— AP
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