MARKET WATCH: Crude oil tops $86/bbl for 18-month high

The front-month crude oil contract jumped above $86/bbl Apr. 5 to the highest price since Oct. 8, 2008, in the New York market with industry and government data indicating the US economy is on its way to recovery.

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