Oil dips below US$109 in Asia trade as traders mull bailout plan(updated)


SINGAPORE (AP) - Oil prices dipped below US$109 a barrel Tuesday in Asia in a choppy market driven by uncertainty about whether a US$700 billion U.S. plan to buy bad mortgage debt will stabilize the financial system.

Oil prices had surged Monday in volatile trading, spiking more than US$25 a barrel at one point, as investors fled to oil amid unease about the mammoth bailout plan.

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