| 20.10.2009 - Oil price closes on $US80 a barrel – a 12-month high |
| From Nbr.co.nz: A weak US dollar, which is wreaking havoc in world currency markets, and strong corporate results on Wall Street have pushed up oil prices to one-year highs. Crude oil futures have risen more than 1% in trading on the New York commodity market, settling at $US79.61 a barrel, the highest close since October 12, 2008........................Full Article: Source |