Jan 06, 2025 5:22 p.m.

Oil settled at nine-month highs on supply worries.

Both contracts were up about 2% this week following a strong gain in the previous week of 5% for Brent and 7% for WTI.

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International benchmarks for crude oil rose to nine-month highs on Friday, 8 September 2023 following a surge in US diesel futures stemming from concerns that OPEC+ will keep the market tight going into the winter. 

Brent gained 73 cents to close at $90.65/barrel.

WTI added 64 cents to close at $87.51/barrel.

Both contracts were up about 2% this week following a strong gain in the previous week of 5% for Brent and 7% for WTI. Industry experts believed the market would continue to trade on supply-driven factors.