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Crude oil jumps 6.5 percent

Friday, June 29, 2012 1:23 PM

NEW YORK, June 29 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices rose close to $83 per barrel Friday as heads of state in Europe reached several breakthrough agreements to support the euro.

West Texas Intermediate crude oil gained $5.03 on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, a 6.5 percent jump to $82.71 per barrel.

Home heating oil added 11.29 cents to reach $2.6601 per gallon.

Reformulated blendstock gasoline gained 10.61 cents to $2.5834 per gallon.

Natural gas for July delivery gained 3.3 cents to $2.755 per million British thermal units.

At the pump, the national average price of unleaded gasoline fell to $3.353 per gallon Friday from Thursday's $3.369, AAA said.

(Source: UPI )
(Source: Quotemedia)

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