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February 2, Fineko/abc.az. Prices for oil of benchmark grades are rising in Thursday’s trading after a serious drop in the last session by more than 3%.

The price of April Brent crude futures at the London ICE Futures exchange increased by $0.77 (0.93%) up to $83.61 per barrel by 08:55 am. Following the trading on 1 February, Brent crude futures for April fell by $2.62 (3.07%) to $82.84 per barrel.

By 08:55 am, the price of WTI crude oil futures for March on the electronic trading of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) rose by $0.84 (1.10%) to $79.20 per barrel. Following the trading on 1 February, the price of March WTI oil futures fell by $2.46 (3.12%) to $76.41 per barrel.