The price of oil rose above $103 barrel Thursday on a drop in supplies at the main U.S. oil trading hub and signs of growing gasoline demand in the U.S.

Benchmark crude for July delivery rose 86 cents to close at $103.58 a barrel in New York. On Wednesday, the Nymex contract dropped $1.39 to close at $102.72.

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