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Wed 08 Aug 2008'Exhausted and falling' dollar pushes up the price of oil
OIL PRICES rose about 1.5 per cent yesterday as part of a broad commodities rebound triggered by weakness in the dollar.
US crude gained $1.66, or 1.47 per cent, to settle at $114.53 a barrel, while London Brent crude rose $1.31 to $113.25 a barrel.
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