Benchmark oil gains US$1.59 to US$95.44/barrel; Brent gains US$2.02 to US$110.08/barrel; wholesale gasoline adds 8 cents to US$2.74/gallon; natural gas advances 3 cents to US$3.70/mcf

Cindy Allen

Cindy Allen

NEW YORK , November 21, 2013 () – Crude oil rises above $95 a barrel as unemployment claims signal better jobs market rises

The price of oil rose above $95 Thursday as the U.S. job market showed more signs of recovering.

The government said the number of people applying for U.S. unemployment benefits fell 21,000 to a seasonally adjusted 323,000 last week, the lowest since late September and further evidence of an improving job market.

Benchmark U.S. crude for January delivery gained $1.59 to close at $95.44 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. That's the highest closing price this month.

At the gas pump, the nationwide average price for a gallon of gasoline rose 1 cent to $3.22. After a prolonged decline, the average has crept up about 4 cents in a week. Gas is still 21 cents cheaper on average than at this time last year.

Brent crude, the benchmark for an international variety of crude, gained $2.02 to $110.08 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange in London.

In other energy futures trading on Nymex:

— Wholesale gasoline added 8 cents to $2.74 gallon.

— Heating oil rose 5 cents to $3.01 a gallon.

— Natural gas advanced 3 cents to $3.70 per 1,000 cubic feet.

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