MARKET WATCH: Hostage situation in Algeria raises crude prices

Crude prices climbed Jan. 17 for the second consecutive session as Islamic militants holding hostages at a remote BP PLC natural gas plant in Algeria raised the risk for supplies from Middle East and North Africa.

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