NYMEX crude closes higher on rally in equities, euro

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New York—NYMEX May crude futures settled78 cents higher at $103.05/b April 20 on arally in equities and the euro and weakness inthe US dollar.May heating oil settled 1.25 cents higherat $3.1376/gal and May RBOB settled down1.14 cents at $3.1427/gal.ICE June Brent settled 70 cents higher at$118.53/b.In NYMEX front-month crude, the 100-daymoving average at $102.12/b held but oth-erwise the oil complex lacked market-moving news, said Michael Guido, director of hedgefund sales at Macquarie.