West texas Intermediate

Trade & Economy

Oil hits new multi-year highs; investors eye Iran nuclear talks this week

4 years ago

Brent crude futures for August rose 28 cents, or 0.4%, to $72.17 a barrel by 0107 GMT, their highest since May 2019. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for July touched $70 for the first time since October 2018 and was at $69.91 a barrel, up 29 cents, or 0.4%.

Trade & Economy

Oil rises on vaccine rollout, concern on Iraq oilfield attack

4 years ago

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 23 cents, or 0.5%, to $45.75 a barrel at 0200 GMT, while Brent crude futures climbed 21 cents, or 0.4%, to $49.07 a barrel. Prices were little changed overnight