Oil price up $0.35, to $84.77 in London, in New York to $85.75 (+0.88)

As of April 2nd, the IPE Brent Crude February futures contract rose to $84.77 (+0.35) a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange. Light Sweet Crude gained $0.88, to $85.75 on the New York Mercantile Exchange.