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The average price of 380-centistoke (cst) fuel oil in Singapore surged $61 per tonne, or 9.2 percent, during the month of January, according to Bunker Index price data.

The 380-cst average at the world's leading bunker port rose to $722 per tonne last month, up from $661 per tonne in December, surpassing the $700 per tonne mark for the first time since July 2008. It is the largest monthly increase since rising $72 to $606 per tonne in February 2011

Please find a table below outlining average monthly Singapore 380-cst prices between April 2008 and January 2012.

Month	Average($/mt)	Low	High
Jan 12	722	689.00	737.00
Dec 11	661	625.00	684.00
Nov 11	682	655.00	713.00
Oct 11	660	625.00	690.00
Sep 11	644	620.00	669.00
Aug 11	645	623.00	684.00
July 11	659	632.00	681.00
June 11	647	620.00	677.00
May 11	633	608.00	670.00
Apr 11	669	650.00	685.00
Mar 11	633	622.00	645.00
Feb 11	606	562.00	668.00
Jan 11	534	507.00	560.00
Dec 10	498	492.00	506.00
Nov 10	482	462.00	508.00
Oct 10	462	451.00	473.00
Sep 10	436	429.00	448.00
Aug 10	441	422.00	465.00
Jul 10	434	412.00	450.00
Jun 10	435	418.00	450.00
May 10	452	406.00	498.00
Apr 10	480	458.00	497.00
Mar 10	459	447.00	473.00
Feb 10	456	434.00	473.00
Jan 10	481	455.00	508.00
Dec 09	463	438.00	490.00
Nov 09	464	447.00	477.00
Oct 09	440	412.00	465.00
Sep 09	426	408.00	442.00
Aug 09	437	418.00	452.00
Jul 09	407	381.00	437.00
Jun 09	398	385.50	422.00
May 09	343	294.00	382.00
Apr 09	289	256.00	308.00
Mar 09	244	225.00	272.00
Feb 09	257	235.00	278.00
Jan 09	258	235.00	288.00
Dec 08	232	214.00	260.00
Nov 08	235	205.00	295.00
Oct 08	406	268.00	575.00
Sep 08	610	530.00	714.00
Aug 08	671	617.00	728.00
Jul 08	718	665.00	763.00
Jun 08	629	573.00	681.00
May 08	580	524.00	635.00
Apr 08	523	491.00	545.00