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Buoyed by power crunch, Brent crude oil crosses $86-mark

Brent crude oil futures were up 13 cents, or 0.15 per cent, to $84.73 a barrel at 9.00 pm ist, after hitting $86.04, their highest level since October 2018

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Oil prices hit multi-year highs on Monday, buoyed by recovering demand and high natural gas and coal prices encouraging users to switch to fuel oil and diesel for power generation.   Brent crude oil futures were up 13 cents, or 0.15 per cent, to $84.73 a barrel at 9.00 pm ist, after hitting $86.04, their highest level since October 2018.

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First Published: Oct 19 2021 | 1:04 AM IST

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