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Oil prices steady as investors weigh Iran peace deal
Key takeaways
- Brent crude futures were up 30 cents, or 0.4%, to $79.26 a barrel by 1010 GMT, and U.S.
- Both had fallen about 5% on Tuesday, fuelled by hopes that a U.S.-Iran deal would allow oil to leave the Gulf.
- “The current baseline is that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen and that ships will begin transiting through this critical chokepoint in both directions,” PVM Oil analyst Tamas Varga said.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize LONDON/BANGALORE, June 17: Oil prices held steady near a three‑month low on Wednesday as investors weighed the impact of a US-Iran peace deal and the International Energy Agency’s warning of a supply overhang next year against firmer near-term demand to replenish inventories.
Brent crude futures were up 30 cents, or 0.4%, to $79.26 a barrel by 1010 GMT, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate gained 24 cents, or 0.3%, to $76.29. Both contracts hit their lowest level since early March earlier in the session.
Both had fallen about 5% on Tuesday, fuelled by hopes that a U.S.-Iran deal would allow oil to leave the Gulf.
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