Oil price goes up, and Brent is at $78.44 a barrel

09:43 - 15.01.2024


January 15, Fineko/abc.az. Prices for oil of benchmark grades are rising in Monday's trading.

The price of March’s Brent crude futures at the London ICE Futures Exchange increased by $0.15 (0.19%) to $78.44 per barrel by 09:30. Following the trading on January 12, Brent crude futures for March grew by $0.88 (1.14%) to $78.29 per barrel.

The price of WTI oil futures for February on the electronic trading of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) by 09:30 rose by $0.13 (0.17%) to $72.81 per barrel. Following the trading on January 12, the price of February’s WTI oil futures grew by $0.66 (0.92%) to $72.68 per barrel.

Over the past week, Brent crude oil has fallen by 0.60% and WTI oil by 1.53%.