Oil Prices Rise Slightly after 4 Sessions of Decline


Doha: Oil prices rose slightly on Thursday after falling during the past four sessions. Brent crude futures rose 42 cents, or 0.61 percent, to $69.72 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude rose 40 cents, or 0.6 percent, to $66.71 a barrel.



According to Qatar News Agency, Brent plunged 6.5 percent in the previous four sessions, dropping to its lowest since December 2021 on Wednesday, while WTI fell 5.8 percent over the same period to its lowest since May 2023.