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West Texas oil jumps ahead of Opec meeting

By Chris Flood

Published: September 7 2009 13:30 | Last updated: September 8 2009 19:34

Oil surged by more than $3 a barrel on Tuesday while base metals rose as dollar weakness and concerns about inflationary pressures drove a strong rally across commodity markets.

Nymex October West Texas Intermediate oil jumped $3.18 to $71.20 a barrel while ICE October Brent gained $3.10 at $69.63 a barrel ahead of Wednesday’s Opec meeting.

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