date:Feb 24, 2014
, Brent North Sea crude for delivery in April stood at $109.64 a barrel compared with $108.38. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, West Texas Intermediate or light sweet crude for April gained to $102.05 a barrel from $99.98 for the expired March contract a week earlier.
PRECIOUS METALS: Gold struck $1,332.45 an ounce, the highest point since October 31, driven by strong Asian demand. Sister metal silver notched up a similar peak at $22.06 an ounce. An increase in interest amongst Asian buyer