Friday, 15 May 2020

Oil hits one-month high as signs of demand emerge amid coronavirus crisis - Reuters

Oil hits one-month high as signs of demand emerge amid coronavirus crisis - Reuters:

Oil prices jumped more than 3% on Friday, touching more than one-month highs amid signs that demand for crude was picking up with China reporting increased refinery runs, and rounding out a week of bullish news on the supply front.

Brent crude was up $1.21 cents, or 3.9% at $32.34 a barrel by 0707 GMT, after touching $32.44 the highest since April 14. Brent rose nearly 7% on Thursday and is heading for a 3% gain for the week after rising the previous two weeks.

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil was up 92 cents, or 3.3%, at $28.48 a barrel after reaching $28.54, the highest since early April. WTI jumped 9% in the previous session and is also heading for a third weekly increase, up about 15%.

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