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Oil holds above $116 as Middle East tensions sustain volatility

Hedgeweek, citing a Reuters report, said oil prices edged higher on Tuesday as renewed Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia offset hopes of diplomatic progress in the Middle East. The report said Brent crude futures rose 0.4% to $116.24 a barrel and US West Texas Intermediate gained 0.3% to $102.07, reversing earlier declines of about 1%. It said prices remain near six-month highs after Brent surpassed $117 last week following Iranian attacks on tankers around the Strait of Hormuz, and that October recorded the highest number of attacks on commercial shipping around the strait since 2017.

Why “Unverified”

  • Reported by Hedgeweek alone, with no second source or primary confirmation yet

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What the sources claim

  1. Brent crude futures rose 0.4% to $116.24 a barrel.

    “Brent crude futures rose 0.4% to $116.24 a barrel”
    Hedgeweek

  2. US West Texas Intermediate gained 0.3% to $102.07, reversing earlier declines of approximately 1%.

    “US West Texas Intermediate gained 0.3% to $102.07, reversing earlier declines of approximately 1%”
    Hedgeweek

  3. Renewed Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia offset hopes of diplomatic progress in the Middle East.

    “renewed Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia offset hopes of diplomatic progress in the Middle East”
    Hedgeweek

  4. Prices remain near six-month highs after Brent surpassed $117 last week following Iranian attacks on tankers around the Strait of Hormuz.

    “Prices remain near six-month highs after Brent surpassed $117 last week following Iranian attacks on tankers around the Strait of Hormuz”
    Hedgeweek

  5. October recorded the highest number of attacks on commercial shipping around the Strait of Hormuz since 2017.

    “October has recorded the highest number of attacks on commercial shipping around the Strait of Hormuz since 2017”
    Hedgeweek

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