Crude oil prices rise Friday

Published: July 17, 2009 at 5:24 PM

NEW YORK, July 17 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices jumped to more than $63 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange Friday in response to a five day run in stock markets.

Prices gained $1.56 to $63.54 per barrel Friday. Heating oil prices added 0.0431 cents to $1.6371. Reformulated gasoline prices rose 0.0505 cents to $1.765. Natural gas prices rose 0.022 cents to $3.656 per million British thermal units.

At the pump, the average price for a gallon of unleaded regular gasoline was $2.481 per gallon Friday, down from Thursday's $2.492, AAA said.

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