Oil prices pulled back on Friday, though both major benchmarks are still set to close the month sharply higher.
Brent crude futures fell $1.03, or 1.2 per cent, to $88 per barrel as of 02:15 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate dropped $1.50, or 1.8 per cent, to $82.09 per barrel over the same period.
Despite the day’s losses, both grades are tracking a monthly gain of around 20 per cent, according to WAM.
