Oil jumps 2%, settles at 6-month highs on fears of escalation in Iran
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Oil prices jumped more than 2 percent on Friday and settled at their highest levels since the end of April, as traders braced for a potential escalation in the Iran war after the U.S. midterm elections, with an attack on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz highlighting supply risks. Brent crude futures
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Oil jumps 2%, settles at 6-month highs on fears of escalation in Iran. Oil prices jumped more than 2 percent on Friday and settled at their highest levels since the end of April, as traders braced for a potential escalation in the Iran war after the U.S. midterm elections, with an attack on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz highlighting supply risks. Brent crude futures Covered by 1 publications. The Korea Times: Oil jumps 2%, settles at 6-month highs on fears of escalation in Iran.
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- The Korea Times South Korea Oil jumps 2%, settles at 6-month highs on fears of escalation in Iran Oil prices jumped more than 2 percent on Friday and settled at their highest levels since the end of April, as traders braced for a potential escalation in the Iran war after the U.S. midterm elections, with an attack on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz highlighting supply risks. Brent crude futures 3 h ago · Tier 3
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