text: OPEC basket price $24. 20 on Thursday. LONDON 1996-12-06 
   The price of the OPEC basket of seven crudes stood at $24. 20 a barrel on Thursday, against $23. 47 on Wednesday, the OPECNA news agency said, quoting the OPEC secretariat. The basket comprises Algeria's Saharan Blend, Indonesia's Minas, Nigeria's Bonny Light, Saudi Arabia's Arabian Light, Dubai of the UAE, Venezuela's Tia Juana and Mexico's Isthmus. --London Newsroom +44 171 542 7630
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