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Oil falls below $96 after early rise

By Jonathan Fahey
Published February 8, 2013 6:48pm ET
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NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices slipped back below $96 a barrel Friday afternoon, reversing course after rising earlier in the day.

Benchmark crude for March delivery fell 11 cents to finish at $95.72 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It rose as high as $96.57 in the morning.

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