Supply Worries Bolster Crude

Concerns over global crude oil supplies energized the commodities market Friday, sending prices higher at the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Light sweet crude oil rose 56 cents to $62.37 a barrel. Reformulated gasoline edged up 2 cents to $2.35 a gallon. Heating oil finished 2 cents higher at $1.88 a gallon, and natural gas climbed 18 cents to $7.90 per million British thermal units.

In a monthly report on oil supplies, the International Energy Agency questioned whether worldwide global crude stores are sufficient to feed demand, especially going into this summer's driving season in the U.S. ...