SEPT 14 SUNDAY
Hurricane Ike pulls oil back from below $ 100.
Hurricane Ike , churning towars oil rigs and refineries
along the Texas coast , helped pull oil back from a dip
below $ 100 a barrel on Friday .
Crude on the New York Exchange touched $ 99.99
a barrel - its first descent below $ 100 since April -
before closing the session up 31 cents at $ 101.18.
US crude has retreated 30 % from an all time high of
$ 147.27 a barrel on July 11 amid worries about
high energy costs and an impending global
economic slow down .
The dollar amid uncertainity over turmoil at
investment bank , Lehman Brothers and data
showing a second straight month of US retail
sales decline .
A weaker dollar makes commodities more
attractive for holders of other currencies.
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