NEW YORK, Oct. 25 -- Crude prices climbed higher Monday as the U.S. dollar fell against the euro and other currencies.
The dollar dropped against the euro and fell to a 15-year low against the yen after the Group 20 finance minister meeting left exchange rate issues unsettled.
Oil prices also rose as strikes in France over pension and port reforms continues, which have reduced fuel supplies, shut refineries and disrupted shipping.
Light, sweet crude for December delivery rose 83 cents to settle at 82.52 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
In London Brent crude rose 58 cents to settle at 83.54 dollars on the ICE Futures exchange.
