Oil rises as U.S. housing data lifts markets
(Reuters)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/img.news.yahoo.com/util/anysize/130,http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fafp%2F20090317%2Fcapt.photo_1237289580778-3-0.jpg?v=2" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="An attendant fills a car with petrol at a service station. Oil prices firmed Tuesday, with the New York contract breaching a two-month high above 49 dollars in tandem with a bullish stock market and amid speculation OPEC may cut output in May.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090317/bs_nm/us_markets_oil)Reuters - Oil rose nearly $2 a barrel on Tuesday as better-than-expected U.S. housing data helped lift markets.</p><br clear="all"/>
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