NEW YORK, July 22 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures settled near $100 a barrel on Friday, the highest close in six weeks, lifted by sharp gains in product futures.
A late slew of pre-weekend short-covering also pulled crude futures higher. Gasoline and heating oil futures gained on spread trading as they tracked higher Brent crude futures.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude for September
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