US Futures and Asian Shares Open Lower, Oil Prices Soar
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Gold and oil prices today rose amid continued pressure on the US dollar. The precious metal set a new record above $5250 an ounce, while Brent Crude is at a four-month high. The FTSE 100 index is also trading near a record after the S&P 500 index rallied ...
We won't know for sure how the attack is moving oil prices until Sunday evening New York time, when trading in Brent futures opens. The benchmark oil price has risen about 19% this year to just over $72 a barrel,
Oil prices jumped Thursday to their highest level in nearly seven months and investors snapped up safe havens like gold, as tensions between the United States and Iran continue to flare.