Oil prices rise amid Russia-Ukraine tensions
Date：2022-02-25 11:16:29 Visit：1025
NEW YORK - Oil prices finished higher on Thursday with both the US crude benchmark and Brent exceeding $100 a barrel in intraday trading, as traders assessed geopolitical tensions over Ukraine.
The West Texas Intermediate for April delivery added 71 cents to settle at $92.81 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, after hitting a session high of 100.54 dollars. Brent crude for April delivery increased 2.24 dollars to close at 99.08 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange, after touching 105.77 dollars earlier in the session.
Both crude benchmarks hit their highest intraday level since 2014.
