Once prices topped $24 a barrel, many funds achieved their objective and started selling, he said.

As Christmas nears, the price will top $100, he said.

In October, the price of oil briefly topped $40 a barrel.

Other prices on the list rarely dropped below $25 and only occasionally topped $40.

During trading, the price topped $32 a barrel, its highest level in 22 months.

On the first day, the price topped $19.

It seemed unlikely they could afford it, should the price have topped €400 million.

Within a few months, the price topped three million yen.

The price of oil yesterday topped $26 a barrel, the highest level in almost three years.

She dropped out when the price topped $3,000 and each jump was $500.