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08.09.2010 - Light Sweet Crude Oil

Price Quotation: U.S. dollars and cents per barrel.

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OCT 10

74.67 +0.58 75.39 73.37

NOV 10

76.37 +0.52 77.09 75.10

DEC 10

77.91 +0.44 78.60 76.65

JAN 10

79.04 +0.31 79.72 77.85

FEB 11

79.89 +0.28 80.52 79.12

 Trading Unit: 1,000 U.S. barrels (42,000 gallons).



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