World oil reached a new record price above USD 120 a barrel onTuesday as concerns over the United States Economy eased, analysts said.
New York’s main oil futures contract, light sweet crude for June delivery, reached an all-time high in electronic trade of USD 120.3 a barrel, breaking the last record of USD 120.20 reached during intraday trade on Monday.
After breaking the symbolic USD 120 ceiling for the first time, the contract was trading today in Asia at USD 120.15 a barrel against a record closing price of USD 119.97 reached yesterday on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
In London, Brent North Sea crude for June delivery hit an intraday record high of USD 118.58 before settling up USD 3.43 at a record USD 117.99.
Trading volume in London was light as Britain marked a bank holiday.
Oil futures prices on both sides of the Atlantic have nearly doubled in a year.
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