LONDON, Oct 18 (Reuters): Oil prices hit multi-year highs on Monday buoyed by recovering demand and high natural gas and coal prices encouraging users to switch to fuel oil and diesel for power generation.
Brent crude oil futures were up 93 cents, or 1.1%, to US$85.79 a barrel by 1100 GMT, after hitting $86.04, their highest level since October 2018.
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