MARKET WATCH: NYMEX oil prices hold above $48/bbl

The US light, sweet crude oil price for November rose for a fourth consecutive session Oct. 3 to settle just above $48.80/bbl, marking the highest front-month settlement since July 1. The Brent crude oil contract for December settled at nearly $50.90/bbl, its highest front-month closing since Aug. 18.


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