Brent crude tops $83 per barrel on ICE for first time since June 16

As of 9:12 p.m. Moscow time, Brent crude was up 9.22%, trading at $83.02 per barrel

MOSCOW, July 13. /TASS/. The price of September futures for Brent crude on the London-based ICE exchange topped $83 per barrel for the first time since June 16, market data showed.

As of 9:12 p.m. Moscow time (6:12 p.m. GMT), Brent crude was up 9.22%, trading at $83.02 per barrel.

By 9:23 p.m. Moscow time (6:23 p.m. GMT), Brent accelerated gains to trade at $83.47 per barrel (+9.81%). At the same time, August futures for WTI crude rose by 9.79% to $78.40 per barrel.