Economy
Add as a preferred source on GoogleAt 9:31 a.m. ET (14:31 UTC), Brent was at $99.32 a barrel and WTI at $89.68.
At that reading, Brent led WTI’s percentage move by 0.49 percentage point, and the quoted prices were $9.64 per barrel apart.
Brent was quoted at $99.32 a barrel, up 1.25%. WTI stood at $89.68 a barrel, up 0.76%.
The two prices differed by $9.64 a barrel. That price gap compares the benchmarks' quoted levels, while the 0.49-percentage-point gap compares their reported gains.
In a Tuesday update, WTI was also quoted at $90, but its daily move was a 2.25% decline.
The International Maritime Organization counted 25 seafarer fatalities in regional incidents through Nov. 6, including one aboard a tanker damaged off Qatar.
The account kept a one million-contract Brent long that showed about $9.3 million in unrealized losses after crude settled more than 8% lower Wednesday.
