Oil prices today: Brent crude tops $110 as Middle East tensions threaten shipments

Brent crude futures rose 1.23 percent to $110.10 per barrel on Wednesday, while US West Texas Intermediate crude climbed to $99. The price increase followed reports of a supertanker striking a sea mine near the Strait of Hormuz and Houthi attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure. Traders weighed these supply risks against earlier diplomatic discussions in Tehran.

Source: Oil prices today: Brent crude tops $110 as Middle East tensions threaten shipments — Times of India

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