Oil prices rise, notching 4-day winning streak

NEW YORK, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices advanced on Thursday for a fourth straight session, with both crude benchmarks hitting their multi-week highs.

The West Texas Intermediate for November delivery increased 69 cents, or 0.8 percent, to settle at 88.45 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It marked the highest finish since Sept. 14 for the U.S. crude standard, according to Dow Jones Mark