/IRBIS, August 23, 2010/ - By results of trades on August 20, 2010 oil futures made:

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                                                       Change (in %) for
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                                                             since since
Name          Exchange         August 20, 2010 a day a month  2010  2009
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Brent Forties
Oseburg       ICE (London)               74.26  -1.4    -2.6  -7.3 +58.3
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Light Sweet
Crude Oil     NYMEX (New-York)           73.46  -1.3    -5.1  -9.9 +58.5
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*   takes into accounts the price of October futures
**  takes into accounts the price of September futures

Oil prices have finished lower on the week against the strengthening U.S. dollar. The dollar index, which shows the ratio of U.S. dollar against a basket of six major currencies (euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish crone and Swiss franc), on Friday rose to 83.23 against 82.43.

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

[2010-08-23]