Crude oil futures end sharply higher on Friday

22 Jul 2023 Evaluate

Crude oil futures ended sharply higher on Friday, buoyed by growing evidence of supply shortages in the coming months and rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine that could further hit supplies. Russia hit Ukrainian food export facilities for a fourth day in a row on Friday and practiced seizing ships in the Black Sea, in an escalation of tensions in the region since Moscow’s withdrawal this week from a U.N.-brokered safe sea corridor agreement.

Benchmark crude oil futures for September delivery rose $1.42 or about 1.9 percent to settle at $77.07 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for September delivery gained $1.43 or about 1.80 percent to settle at $81.07 a barrel on London's Intercontinental Exchange.


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