Tokyo, March 19, 2026 (AFP) - US oil prices rise 3% at open amid fears of Middle East escalation

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2026-03-19

The price of the main US benchmark for crude oil rose more than three percent on Thursday following strikes against energy infrastructure in Iran and Qatar. At around 2230 GMT, a few minutes after the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) reopened, the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) contract was up 3.15 percent at $99.35 a barrel. bur-ni/js/md/des ...

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