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(MarketWatch) -- Crude oil futures rose to their highest in more than two years in Asian trade Monday after fighting escalated between opposition forces in Libya and the military loyal to Moammar Gadhafi, fueling concerns that a prolonged conflict in the region would disrupt oil supplies. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet crude futures for delivery in April traded at $106.36 a barrel at 0646 GMT, up $1.94 in the Globex electronic session. http://htxt.it/0lib