Oil steadies after sharp sell-off, Brent back at $84.39

Both benchmarks gained around 0.7 per cent on Tuesday after losing more than 5 per cent in the previous session.

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Oil prices steadied on Tuesday after a heavy sell-off, with Brent crude recovering to $84.39 per barrel and WTI climbing to $80.95. Both benchmarks gained around 0.7 per cent, partially reversing losses of 5 to 7 per cent from the previous session.

Key points

  • Brent crude rose 0.7% to $84.39 per barrel on Tuesday
  • WTI climbed 0.7% to $80.95 after a 5% drop
  • Both benchmarks hit multi-week lows in the prior session

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Oil prices edged higher on Tuesday, partially recovering from steep losses in the prior session.

Brent crude futures rose 62 cents, or 0.7 per cent, to $84.39 per barrel at 00:55 GMT, having shed 7 per cent in the previous session to their lowest level in three weeks. West Texas Intermediate climbed 61 cents, or 0.7 per cent, to $80.95 per barrel, after falling more than 5 per cent to a roughly one-week low.