The main U.S. oil contract breached $110 a barrel for the first time in 2 1/2 years Thursday, lifted by fighting in Libya and signs of an economic recovery in the U.S.
Light, sweet crude for May delivery settled up $1.47, or 1.4 percent, at $110.30 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the highest settlement since September 2008. Brent crude on the ICE futures exchange settled up 37 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $122.67, the highest settlement since August 2008. Get the full story »