CME/Nymex April crude rallied $2.66 to close at $99.63/bbl

摘要

Oil advanced to an intraday high of $99.77 a barrel amid jitters over Middle East turmoil possibly spreading from Libya to even larger Opec producers, such as Iran and Saudi Arabia. As Libyan insurgents were preparing for renewed fighting with forces loyal to leader Muammar Qaddafi, Saudi Arabia's benchmark stock index plunged the most since November 2008 and Iranian protesters reportedly fought with police and security forces in Tehran.