Oil prices hovered near $71 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after a weakening U.S. dollar sent crude soaring overnight. Benchmark crude for October delivery was down 7 cents at $71.03 a barrel by late afternoon Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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