Coal, oil surge as Ukraine war disrupts commodities trading

WTI crude passes $114 a barrel

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Russia accounts for 15% of coal exports globally. © Reuters

FRANCESCA REGALADO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The price of key commodities including coal and oil continued to surge on Thursday as the war in Ukraine caused increasing disruption and energy users hunted for alternatives to supplies from Russia.

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