Brent oil nears $100 after surging 5% on new attacks

Oil prices advanced for fifth consecutive session to reach intraday high of $100 a barrel Dubai: Brent crude jumped as much as 7 per cent on Thursday after Houthi rebels claimed they had struck two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, raising concerns that the Middle East conflict could widen. Oil prices advanced for a fifth consecutive session. Brent…