Oil climbs higher after Israel strikes Gaza, truce talks continue

News Image

By MG News | May 07, 2024 at 12:21 PM GMT+05:00

0:00

May 07, 2024 (MLN): Oil prices climbed higher on Tuesday after Israel struck Rafah in Gaza, while negotiations for a ceasefire with Hamas continued without resolution.

Brent crude traded near $83.4 a barrel. While West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) was at $78.51 per barrel.

"Oil prices opened up this morning, with some roadblocks in the ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas leading market participants to price for geopolitical tensions to potentially drag for longer," said Yeap Jun Rong, market strategist at IG as Reuters reported.

Market participants will be looking ahead to upcoming U.S. crude inventories data releases, Yeap added.

U.S. crude oil and product stockpiles were expected to have fallen last week, a preliminary Reuters poll showed on Monday.

The crude inventories could have on average fallen by about 1.2 million barrels in the week to May 03, based on analyst forecasts.

During the session, a stronger dollar capped gains in oil futures as it makes crude more expensive for traders holding other currencies.

The dollar index (DXY), which measures the greenback against six major peers, was last up at 105.25.

Oil prices had settled higher on Monday, partially reversing last week's declines.

Both contracts had posted the steepest weekly losses in three months as the market focused on weak U.S. jobs data and the possible timing of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut.

Palestinian militant group Hamas on Monday agreed to a Gaza ceasefire proposal from mediators, but Israel said the terms did not meet its demands and pressed ahead with strikes in Rafah while planning to continue negotiations on a deal.

Israeli forces struck Rafah on Gaza's southern edge from the air and ground and ordered residents to leave parts of the city, which has been a refuge for more than 1 million displaced Palestinians.

The absence of a settlement between the parties in the now seven-month long conflict has supported oil prices, as investors worry regional escalation of the war will disrupt Middle Eastern crude supplies.

Saudi Arabia's move to raise the official selling prices for its crude sold to Asia, Northwest Europe and the Mediterranean in June also supported prices, signaling expectations of strong demand this summer.

The world's top exporter hiked its flagship Arab Light crude oil price to Asia to $2.90 a barrel above the Oman/Dubai average in June, the highest since January.

Copyright Mettis Link News

Related News

Name Price/Vol %Chg/NChg
KSE100 132,576.99
161.03M
-0.62%
-826.20
ALLSHR 82,983.68
903.36M
-0.25%
-204.38
KSE30 40,358.80
56.86M
-0.72%
-292.66
KMI30 190,727.32
67.92M
-0.71%
-1356.60
KMIALLSHR 55,698.48
457.08M
-0.27%
-149.22
BKTi 36,242.06
11.15M
-0.50%
-180.82
OGTi 28,323.42
10.71M
-0.40%
-114.19
Symbol Bid/Ask High/Low
Name Last High/Low Chg/%Chg
BITCOIN FUTURES 109,890.00 109,995.00
108,625.00
675.00
0.62%
BRENT CRUDE 70.05 70.71
69.85
-0.10
-0.14%
RICHARDS BAY COAL MONTHLY 97.50 0.00
0.00
1.45
1.51%
ROTTERDAM COAL MONTHLY 109.00 109.00
109.00
1.90
1.77%
USD RBD PALM OLEIN 998.50 998.50
998.50
0.00
0.00%
CRUDE OIL - WTI 68.18 68.94
67.78
-0.15
-0.22%
SUGAR #11 WORLD 16.44 16.51
16.08
0.31
1.92%

Chart of the Day


Latest News
July 09, 2025 at 05:27 PM GMT+05:00

Gold price in Pakistan falls Rs3,000 per tola


July 09, 2025 at 05:26 PM GMT+05:00

UBL crowned top performing Primary Dealer in FY25


July 09, 2025 at 05:11 PM GMT+05:00

SECP approves name change for Secure Logistics


July 09, 2025 at 05:02 PM GMT+05:00

Govt waives tax, slashes duties on sugar imports



Top 5 things to watch in this week

Pakistan Stock Movers
Name Last Chg/%Chg
Name Last Chg/%Chg