Sept 9 : Brent crude prices surged past $100 a barrel on Wednesday, as an intensification of the conflict in the Middle East fuelled concerns about energy-driven inflation and sent European stocks to one-week lows ahead of several major central bank decisions.Brent crude futures rose as much as 2.3 per cent

Sept 9 : Brent crude prices surged past $100 a barrel on Wednesday, as an intensification of the conflict in the Middle East fuelled concerns about energy-driven inflation and sent European stocks to one-week lows ahead of several major central bank decisions.Brent crude futures rose as much as 2.3 per cent

Sept 9 : Brent crude prices surged past $100 a barrel on Wednesday, as escalating conflict in the Middle East fuelled worries about energy-driven inflation and sent global stocks tumbling ahead of several major central bank decisions.Brent crude futures rose as much as 3 per cent to a session high of $100.95

Brent crude prices surged past $100 a barrel on Wednesday, as escalating conflict in the Middle East fueled worries about energy-driven inflation and sent global stocks tumbling.