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Oil hits record $97 a barrel on new wave of bombings

The price of black gold marched ever closer to the psychological benchmark of £100 a barrel yesterday as a weak US dollar, tight fuel stocks and geopolitical tensions kept markets on edge.

The price of black gold marched ever closer to the psychological benchmark of $100 a barrel yesterday as a weak US dollar, tight fuel stocks and geopolitical tensions kept markets on edge.