Friday 18 March 2011

[snap] Oil: prices plunge on Libyan ceasefire announcement, pledge to protect foreign assets | beyondbrics – FT.com

A rollercoaster ride for oil prices on Friday. Having risen sharply on the UN security council Libya resolution, they have plunged on reports of a ceasefire announcement from the Gaddafi government.

Tripoli closed Libyan airspace in response to the no-fly resolution but also pledged to stop fighting in a move that was clearly designed to give foreign power fewer reasons to intervene.

April brent, which touched $117.20 a barrel earlier in the day, plunged from $116.30 to $113.48 in the space of a few minutes on the news from Tripoli.

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