MARKET WATCH: Energy prices rise as Bernanke keeps low interest rate

Energy prices rose Apr. 27, with crude up 1% to a 33-month high in the New York market, after US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said he still plans to keep interest rates low, which investors equate with a weaker US dollar.

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