Oil prices are falling on Friday due to a stronger dollar after the US Federal Reserve said it would raise discount rates to banks, players said.
The front month contract for Brent North Sea crude oil was last seen changing hands down USD 1.07 at USD 76.71/bbl on the ICE platform, while the WTI March contract on Nymex traded USD 1.11 lower at USD 77.95/bbl.
Prices rose on Thursday however, when the Brent contract closed up USD 1.51 at USD 77.78/bbl, following trades in a USD 75.27-78.00/bbl range. The WTI contract in New
Freitag, 19.02.2010, 08:17 Uhr
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