By Tony Munroe and Anushree Mukherjee
SINGAPORE, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Benchmark Brent crude oil futures rose past $100 a barrel on Wednesday, hitting a more than six-week high and breaching the symbolic threshold for the first time since July 24 as intensifying conflict in the Middle East heightened concerns about oil flows from the region.
Brent crude futures were up $2.01, or 2.05%, at $99.93 a barrel by 0802 GMT, after earlier touching $100.19, whileU.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was up $1.49, or 1.60%, at $94.52 a barrel.
