Commodities
US-Iran Tensions Lift Oil Prices Amid UN Meeting Hopes
Oil prices gained for the first time in five sessions on Tuesday as investors waited for developments on potential US-Iran talks at the United Nations General Assembly.
The Brent crude futures November contract rose $1.14, or 1.1%, to $101.48 a barrel at 0317 GMT.
The WTI October contract, which expires on Tuesday, climbed 87 cents, or 0.9%, to $96.65 a barrel.
Tehran and Washington exchanged threats on Sunday, but US President Donald Trump said he would be open to meeting Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who is expected in New York for the UN meeting.