Oil: Brent closes Friday slightly higher, at $72 a barrel.

September's contract Brent crude oil negotiated in Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) It closed this Friday (3) with a slight increase of 0.45%, quoted at US$ 72.12 per barrel. Near the close of trading in London, the August WTI contract was up 0.13% in New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex), at US$ 68.78/barrel. In a session marked by volatility and low liquidity due to the Independence Day holiday in the United States, which suspended closing on the Nymex, fuel prices were ultimately supported by the lack of a clear outcome regarding negotiations between the United States and Iran for a ceasefire in the Middle East. The day before (2), US President Donald Trump stated that Tehran had accepted “everything we need” in the agreement negotiated between the two countries. This Friday, however, the president of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, warned that he would resume retaliatory measures if the US and Israel do not comply with the agreements reached after the war and rejected any American interference in the Strait of Hormuz. Limiting further gains, a survey by Bloomberg The data showed that production by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) increased by 2.34 million barrels per day in June, to 18.75 million barrels per day, reflecting the resumption of exports through the Strait of Hormuz.

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