Baku. Vahab Rzayev – APA-Economics. On Tuesday, Benchmark U.S. crude for March delivery was up 1.8 percent or $1.69 to close at $97.41 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange..
Brent crude, used to set prices for international varieties of crude, was up 72 cents at $107.41 on the ICE exchange in London.