KUALA LUMPUR: Oil prices rose above $71 a barrel Wednesday in Asia as increased optimism about a global economic recovery boosted expectations that crude demand will grow.
Benchmark crude for November delivery was up 63 cents at $71.51 by midday Kuala Lumpur time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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