Crude rises after Middle East attacks; WTI settles at $101.41 per barrel
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Crude oil prices have soared this year buoyed by geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East, with no signs of abatement. On Oct 16, crude oil prices spiked following Iran's escalated attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, Houthi militants firing missiles in Saudi Arabia, and Ukraine…
Read at the source ↗MARKET IMPACTNEUTRAL✦ News Impact agent estimateTone: expected bullishOil rose on geopolitical tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, directly affecting oil companies and energy prices.AI-generated summary
✦ IN BRIEF · AIAI-generated summary
- 01WTI rose 3.5% to settle at $101.41 per barrel after Iran's attacks in the Strait of Hormuz.
- 02Brent rose 3.7% to close at $109.86 per barrel, after touching $110.
- 03Year to date, WTI is up 77.4% and Brent is up 80.5%.
NEWS IMPACT AND MARKET REACTIONChange from the reference price
Exxon Mobil Corporation177.71 USD-0.30%today -0.71%Positive Chevron Corporation223.84 USD-0.31%today -0.51%Positive ConocoPhillips144.66 USD-0.43%today -1.26%Positive EOG Resources, Inc.157.18 USD-0.44%today -0.53%Positive Crude Oil WTI97.58 USD-0.12%today -1.45%Positive Brent Crude Oil (continuous future)108.14 USD-0.07%today -1.57%Positive
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