At 11:28 am Singapore time (0328 GMT), the ICE August Brent futures contract was up 47 cents/b (0.64%) from the previous settle at $73.98/b, while the NYMEX WTI July light sweet crude contract was up 55 cents/b (0.77%) at $72.19/b.
This morning’s rise extends the uptrend from that of last week ended June 18, during which the Brent and NYMEX light sweet crude markers rose 1.13% and 1.03% to close at $73.51/b and $71.64/b, respectively.
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