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Oil prices drop as Iran declares Strait of Hormuz ‘completely open’

Oil prices plunged Friday after Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the vital Strait of Hormuz was “completely open” for commercial tankers and cargo ships during the US-Iran ceasefire. International benchmark Brent North Sea crude plunged 10 per cent to $89.11 a barrel, after earlier falling five percent on US-Iran peace deal hopes. The main […]

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Oil prices slip as traders await clarity on US–Iran talks

Oil prices declined in volatile trading on Monday as investors looked for clearer signals from ongoing United States Iran discussions and weighed concerns over prolonged supply disruptions linked to shipping issues. Brent crude futures slipped 64 cents, or 0.6 per cent, to $108.39 a barrel as of 1109 GMT. Meanwhile, U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude […]

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Crude oil surges to $146pb amid US-Iran war fears

Crude oil has surged to $146 per barrel amid escalating fears from the ongoing United States-Iran war, sparking fresh concerns in Nigeria over potential further increases in the price of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol. This sharp rise in global crude prices is driven largely by the conflict, with significant disruptions to energy […]

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Oil prices surge past $100pb as Iran targets crude-producing neighbours

Oil prices surged again on Tuesday following fresh Iranian attacks on crude-producing neighbours, targeting vital energy infrastructure and raising serious fears of widespread global supply disruptions. International benchmark Brent North Sea crude rose 2.0 per cent to $102.16 per barrel. The main US oil contract, West Texas Intermediate, gained 1.7 per cent to $95.08 per […]

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Middle East war drives oil prices to new highs

Oil prices kept rising as markets opened Sunday, with both benchmarks higher as the war in the Middle East disrupts global supplies. At around 0015 GMT, the United States benchmark West Texas Intermediate was up 0.01 per cent at $98.72 a barrel, while the price of Brent, the international benchmark for oil, was up 0.6 […]

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Oil soars above $100pb as Iran blocks Hormuz strait

Oil prices surged past $100 per barrel while global stock markets deepened their declines after Iran’s new supreme leader ordered the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Concerns over a prolonged conflict persisted as United States President Donald Trump stated that stopping the Islamic republic’s “evil empire” was more important than crude prices. Global markets […]

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Iran threatens Hormuz blockade, oil to hit $200/barrel amid war

Iran has threatened to block all oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. It warned global markets to prepare for crude prices reaching $200 per barrel as the Middle East conflict intensifies with no end in sight. Ebrahim Zolfaqari, spokesperson for Tehran’s Khatam al-Anbiya military command headquarters, issued the warning on Wednesday. He declared that […]

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Oil price hike is small price to pay for peace – Trump

United States President Donald Trump dismissed the recent crude oil price spike, describing it as a “small price to pay” to eliminate Iran’s nuclear threat. Oil prices surged above $100 a barrel for the first time in nearly four years on Sunday, driven by fears that the escalating war in the Middle East could lead […]

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Stock market rises 2.14% amid crude oil price surge

The stock market closed higher Week-on-Week recording gains in four of the five trading sessions, amid rise in crude oil prices. Breakdown of the market shows that investors continued to accumulate fundamentally strong stocks across major sectors. The bargain hunting by market participants took advantage of recent price corrections to rebuild positions in blue-chip and […]

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