Price of oil rises to $70 per barrel
Price of oil rises to $70 per barrel
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London: Oil rose to nearly $2 on Friday after a global stock market rally.
US crude for November delivery rose $1.03 to $70.88 a barrel on Friday, a day after touching a low of $68.57.
London Brent crude gained 63 cents to $68.47.
Prices drew support from a decision by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to bring its emergency meeting forward to next week, which has raised expectations of a supply cut.
Analysts said oil traders were also betting that OPEC would reduce supply to support prices when it meets next week.
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