Gasoline Reaches Six-Week High on Job Growth Amid Egypt Unrest
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Gasoline jumped to a six-week high as the U.S. added more jobs in June than forecast and political unrest in Egypt boosted crude.
Futures gained 2.1 percent as the Labor Department reported nonfarm payrolls climbed 195,000 workers for a second straight month. Crude oil rose to a 14-month high as clashes in Egypt between security forces and Islamist supporters of deposed President Mohamed Mursi left five dead and 20 wounded. Crack spreads widened.