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Crude oil prices which were hovering in the 40 dollars to 50 dollars mark for the last two months, have started inching up slowly towards the 60 dollars mark, thanks to hops given by the US banks of improved profits in the current quarter. Also reports of slow recovery in the Chinese and Japanese economy aided the sentiments.