New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in April, added 42 cents to settle at $106.58

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New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in April, added 42 cents to settle at $106.58

Miguel Medina

World oil prices rose strongly on Thursday as the euro gained on hopes Greece's debt swap would be successful, with tensions over Iran also supporting the crude market, analysts said.