Mon, 26 Aug 2013 09:17:17 GMT
WTI jumps for third day, Brent near five-month high; supply woes
Crude futures were
set higher as investors, amid disappointing U.S. home sales report,
now await the federal Reserve to maintain its bond purchases
unchanged till December. The October WTI contract increased 0.36% to
$106.84 per barrel and Brent futures advanced 0.10% to $111.16, while
countries of the West provided clues on more assertive approach
versus civil war-struck Syria.