Crude breaches $100; So what?

Quoting at $98.49 a barrel, crude violates the $100 psychological level. Since crude surged to a record $147.27 a barrel on July 11, it has tumbled by over $40, or more than 27 percent. Still, prices remain close to 14 percent higher this year than in 2007, and a barrel of benchmark crude still fetches four times what it did five years ago.

Now hang on, don’t rush to the gas stations. The dollar has breached Rs.45/- level, so you pay almost the same in dollar terms, pal ! Mukesh Ambani’s mole in cabinet has already sounded you out ;-)

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