Crude-oil futures rose early Monday as the excessive drop in oil prices in recent weeks sparked some buying interest and short-covering among investors before the end of the year, traders said.On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet crude futures for delivery in February CLG5, +0.96% jumped $1.29, or 2.3%, to 58.52 a barrel, hitting the highest level since Dec. 11, according to FactSet data. February Brent crude on London’s ICE Futures exchange LCOG5, +1.22% rose $2.59 to $62.60 a barrel.
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