Toronto Star | North American markets surge as oil prices rise Toronto Star On commodity markets, the March crude contract for benchmark U.S. oil added $1.62 to close at $30.66 a barrel following a conditional plan by four influential oil producers — Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Russia and Venezuela —to freeze output levels as part ... The close: TSX jumps 2.5% as oil rallies Higher oil prices send North American stocks soaring for 3rd day |