Crude prices shoot higher on lower-than-expected U.S. inventories
2008-04-09 08:10:17 Xinhua English
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NEW YORK, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Crude futures shot higher Wednesday morning minutes after U.S. government released a lower-than-expected inventories report.
Light, sweet crude oil futures surged 2.70 U.S. dollars to 111.20 dollars a barrel.
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