Oil Prices Rise as Middle East Tensions Rise

Oil Prices Rise as Middle East Tensions Rise
Miniatures of oil barrels and a rising stock graph are seen in this illustration taken on Jan. 15, 2024. Dado Ruvic/Reuters
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Oil prices rose on Tuesday, as investors weighed the impact of tensions in the Middle East.

Brent crude futures gained 77 cents, or about 0.99 percent, to $78.92 a barrel at 1014 GMT. The contract had lost 14 cents on Monday.