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Oil prices climbed on Monday.
The West Texas Intermediate for June delivery went up 1.97 U.S. dollars, or 2.09 percent, to settle at 96.37 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for June delivery added 2.90 U.S. dollars, or 2.75 percent, to settle at 108.23 U.S. dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.
Crude futures settle higher
Crude futures settle higher
The U.S. dollar softened in late trading on Monday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, dropped 0.03 percent to 98.496 at 15:00 (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro strengthened to 1.1720 dollars from 1.1713 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound rose to 1.3534 dollars from 1.3521 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 159.45 Japanese yen, higher than 159.44 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar was up to 0.7856 Swiss francs from 0.7855 Swiss francs, and it declined to 1.3627 Canadian dollars from 1.3673 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar dropped to 9.2247 Swedish Kronor from 9.2304 Swedish Kronor.
U.S. dollar ticks down
