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Oil rises to 2-1/2 yr peak on job rise, supply fears
Oil prices jumped on Friday, as supportive US jobs data reinforced economic growth expectations and Libya’s conflict and West Asia unrest kept supply threats in focus, pushing both Brent and US crude to their highest settlements since 2008. US nonfarm payrolls registered solid growth for a second month in March and the jobless rate hit a two-year low of 8.8 per cent, helping fuel optimism about