Oil prices rise amid geopolitical tensions
Oil prices saw a modest increase on Thursday, with Brent crude rising 0.2 per cent to $72.97 and U.S. West Texas Intermediate up 0.23 per cent to $68.91. The rise was driven by geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine, which offset the impact of a larger-than-expected increase in U.S. crude inventories, according to Reuters. “For […]