Oil rises after Houthi attack on Saudi capital
SINGAPORE, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Monday after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis launched missile and drone strikes at Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Saturday, escalating tension in the Middle East while the US and Iran remained in stalemate.
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Brent crude futures climbed 81 cents, or 0.78%, to $104.68 a barrel by 2202 GMT while US West Texas Intermediate crude was at $101.06 a barrel, up 76 cents, or 0.76%.
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(Reporting by Florence Tan in Singapore)
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This story was originally published September 20, 2026 at 6:10 PM.
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