/IRBIS, Dinara Mukasheva, August 24, 09/ - By results of trades on August 21, 2009 oil futures made:

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                                                  Change (in %) for
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                                                       since  since
Name          Exchange         21.08.09 a day a month   2009   2008
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Brent Forties
Oseburg*      ICE (London)       74. 19 +1. 2  +10. 4 +58. 2 -24. 2
Light Sweet
Crude Oil**   NYMEX (New York)   73. 89 +1. 9  +13. 0 +59. 5 -25. 8
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*  October future price is considered
** September future price is considered

A statement by Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve System on the economic forum in Kansas, Wyoming supported the oil prices. He stated that economic situation starts to be adjusted in the U.S. and abroad after the sharp weakening in the past year, showing the prospects for a resumption of growth in the near future.

Exchanges' data published in various information systems have been used to create this message.

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