Oil jumps 3% as steep US crude stockdraw adds to supply concerns

Brent crude futures breached $97 a barrel, and was trading up $2.55 to $96.51 a barrel by 11:40 a.m. ET (1540 GMT). U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures (WTI) climbed $3.16 to $93.54. Both benchmarks touched their highest in intraday trading for this year.

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