Oil Prices on Track for Biggest Weekly Gain Since August

Oil Prices on Track for Biggest Weekly Gain Since August
A general view shows Mexican state oil firm Pemex's Cadereyta refinery, in Cadereyta, on the outskirts of Monterrey, Mexico, on April 20, 2020. Daniel Becerril/Reuters
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LONDON—Oil prices were on track for their biggest weekly gain since late August, with market sentiment buoyed by easing concerns over the Omicron coronavirus variant’s impact on global economic growth and fuel demand.

The Brent and WTI benchmarks were both on course for gains of more than 7 percent this week, their first weekly gain in seven, even after a brief bout of profit-taking.