Oil prices fell 2% on the international market this Thursday.

The August contract of WTI crude oil negotiated in New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) closed this Thursday (9) with a sharp drop of 1.95%, quoted at US$ 72.08/barrel. The September contract of Brent fell 2.20% in Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)The price of crude oil is trading at US$76.30/barrel. In this trading session, the market took profits, considering the gains recorded in recent days, while assessing the impact of the end of the ceasefire between the United States and Iran. Last night, US forces resumed attacks against Iran, while the Iranian Revolutionary Guard launched a "massive" attack against US military bases in the region. Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain have already announced that they intercepted some Iranian missiles.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.