Oil prices rose more than 1% on Friday morning.

At 9:40 am (Brasilia time) this Monday (29), the August contract of WTI crude oil recorded a strong increase of 1.30% in New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex), quoted at US$70.13/barrel. The September contract for Brent It was advancing 1.05% in Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), traded at US$ 73.36/barrel. In the last trading session (26), the WTI It fell 3.74%, to US$69.23/barrel, and the Brent It fell 3.84%, to US$72.60/barrel. For the week, futures accumulated losses of 9.55% and 9.89%, respectively. This morning, fuel prices were driven by the attacks exchanged between the United States and Iran last Friday, which highlighted the fragility of the provisional peace agreement between the two countries. After the event, Washington and Tehran agreed, this Sunday (28), to resume negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz, raising hopes of saving the trade. 

According to data from the maritime sector, even in the face of attacks, theMiddle Eastern producers They are proceeding with the loading of oil and liquefied natural gas through the Strait of Hormuz. 

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.