U.S. crude oil rose on Friday as data showed strong jobs growth in the United States and Brent crude followed suit as investors cast doubt on reports Libya’s oil ports were about to reopen. Both benchmarks retreated from the day’s highs along with the U.S. equities market, which fell sharply from the intraday record highs hit after the March U.S. nonfarm payrolls report was released. The report showed 192,000 jobs were added in March. The jobs figure was seen as confirmation that the weakness in the U.S. economy in January and February was the result of severe winter weather. Expectations had been building that an eight-month blockage of Libya’s oil export ports would end after rebels and […]