Oil posts biggest monthly gain in a year on tight supply, political tensions


The most-active Brent contract, for April delivery, traded 74 cents higher, or 0.8%, to settle at US$89.26 per barrel. The front-month contract, for March delivery, which expired at the end of the session, rose $1.18, or 1.3%, to finish at $91.21.U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose $1.33, or 1.5%, to close at $88.15 a barrel.

NEW YORK: Oil prices rose on Monday to end January with their biggest monthly gain in a year, boosted by a supply shortage and political tensions in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

The most-active Brent contract, for April delivery, traded 74 cents higher, or 0.8%, to settle at US$89.26 per barrel. The front-month contract, for March delivery, which expired at the end of the session, rose $1.18, or 1.3%, to finish at $91.21.

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