Oil Prices Settle After 5% Surge Amid Uncertainty Over Hormuz Reopening
The price of oil has stabilized after a 5% surge the previous day due to uncertainty over the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Brent crude rose by 0.3% to $87.99 per barrel, following President Donald Trump's dismissal of Iran's demands for the U.S. to pay for damages caused by five months of war as a condition for reopening the strait.
The average price of regular gasoline increased overnight to $4.01 per gallon, according to motor club AAA.