Subscribe
Business

Oil rises on US housing data, Ukraine tensions

By The Associated Press
Published
Add Washington Examiner on Google

The price of oil rose past $102 a barrel Friday on strong U.S. construction activity and increased tensions in Ukraine.

Benchmark U.S. crude for June delivery rose 52 cents to close at $102.02 a barrel in New York. Oil gained 2 percent for the week.

Print subscriber? Click here to login/register your account
Digital subscriber? Click here to login/register your account.

Full midterm coverage.Deeper analysis.

Get unlimited access to Washington Examiner's reporting, expert analysis, and coverage of the midterm elections.

Get Unlimited Access

Cancel anytime.

Tag:

Oil