10:06 - 24.08.2018

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August 24, Fineko/abc.az. Cost of a barrel of Azerbaijani oil grade Azeri Light has increased by $0.55 (0.73%).

Cost of oil grade Azeri Light is now $76.15 a barrel.

The lowest price of Azeri Light was fixed in December 2001 - $19.15 and highest price in July 2008 - $149.66.

At the New York Merchant Exchange (NYMEX) following the trading on 23 August the value of October’s futures of oil grade WTI crude decreased by $0.03 (0.04%) to $67.83 a barrel.

At the London ICE (InterContinental Exchange Futures) following the trading on 23 August the cost of October’s futures of oil grade of Brent crude decreased by $0.05 (0.07%) to $74.73 a barrel.

The price gap between Brent and WTI following trading on 23 August is $6.90 on a barrel.