MARKET WATCH: Brent crude closes above $105/bbl on MENA strife

In London, the April IPE contract for North Sea Brent crude shot past $108/bbl in intraday trading Feb. 21 before closing at $105.74/bbl, up $3.22 for the day because of continued strife in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), especially in Libya where strongman Moammar Gadhafi vowed to become a "martyr" rather than submit to protestors demanding his ouster.

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