Oil jumps more than $2 a barrel on fears of escalating Middle East conflict

Oil prices rose by more than $2 a barrel on Friday as investors priced in fears of an escalation of conflict in the Middle East which could disrupt oil supplies, after reports that the U.S military had struck Iranian targets in Syria. Brent crude futures for December rose $2.03, or 2.3 per cent,…

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