Oil prices rise in volatile trading


  • World
  • Tuesday, 18 Aug 2020

NEW YORK, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices gained on Monday as investors weighed multiple factors.

The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for September delivery gained 88 cents to settle at 42.89 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, while Brent crude for October delivery climbed 57 cents to close at 45.37 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.

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