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Crude oil prices soared Monday above 68 dollars a barrel for the first time in seven months

By Thomas Coex

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Crude oil prices soared Monday above 68 dollars a barrel for the first time in seven months, boosted by higher Chinese output, a weak US currency and rising equity markets, traders said. Crude oil prices soared Monday above 68 dollars a barrel for the first time in seven months, boosted by higher Chinese output, a weak US currency and rising equity markets, traders said.


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