OIL FUTURES: Nymex Crude Climbs, Helped By Weaker Dollar - Wall Street Journal

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Crude oil futures settled higher Thursday with the aid of a weakening dollar, as traders look ahead to a report on the growth of the U.S. economy Friday morning.

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Light, sweet crude for September delivery settled $1.37, or 1.8%, higher at $78.36 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, after rising as high as $78.89. Brent crude on the ICE futures exchange settled up $1.53 at $77.59 a barrel. Futures rose after the euro hit an 11-week high above $1.31 early in the session. Improving economic data in the euro zone ...

OIL FUTURES: Nymex Crude Climbs, Helped By Weaker Dollar - Wall Street Journal