CORRECTED - US crude front-mth daily trade volume hits record
(Corrects time in 3rd paragraph to 2:50 p.m. EST)
NEW YORK Feb 5 (Reuters) - The daily volume of front-month crude oil futures traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange hit a record on Friday.
The surge came as prices fell after the dollar surged and amid worries about the jobs market after a mixed government employment report.
Trading volume for the front-month contract, currently for March delivery CLHO, hit an estimated 540,000 positions as of 2:50 p.m. EST (1950 GMT), eclipsing the previous record of 527,000 hit on Dec. 9.
Post settlement trading continues until 5:15 p.m. EST (2215 GMT).
NYMEX launched crude oil futures trading in March 1983. (Reporting by Gene Ramos)
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