Brent crude: Brent strikes $60/bbl as supply cuts, stimulus hopes boost prices
SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose on Monday to their highest in just over a year, with Brent futures nudging past $60 a barrel, boosted by supply cuts among key producers and hopes for further US economic stimulus measures to boost demand. Brent crude for April touched an intraday high of $60.06 a barrel, the highest since January last year. The front-month contract was at $59.90 by 0728 GMT, up 56 cents, or 0.9 per cent. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures for March advanced 60 cents, or 1.1 per cent, to $57.45 a barrel, the highest since January last year. Saudi Arabia's pledge of extra sup...