NEW YORK, July 18 - Oil prices jumped 3 percent on Friday as data showed positive signs in most-battered housing and banking sectors.
Light, sweet crude for August delivery rose 1.87 dollars, or 3.0 percent, to 63.89 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Light, sweet crude for August delivery rose 1.87 dollars, or 3.0 percent, to 63.89 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
