27 Dec 2024
Wednesday 8 January 2020 - 16:23
Story Code : 367556

Oil climbs again after Iran missile strike

The Wall Street Journal - Brent crude oil is up 1.2% at $69.09 a barrel and WTI futures are up 0.9% at $63.29 a barrel, with oil reversing its losses late last night after Iran said it had fired missiles at a base in Iraq where U.S. troops are stationed.

That latest flashpoint in a week of heightened tensions is behind Wednesdays rally, DNB Markets Helge Martinsen says.

While quantifying the risk premium currently included in prices, it is interesting to see that the Irans foreign minister Javad Zarif tweeted that Iran took & concluded proportionate measures in self-defense under Article 51 of UN Charter, while Trump tweeted...

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