oil Prices reference marks are increased the rise in Friday trading on the news of the death of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in the attack of us military forces at the airport of the capital of Iraq Baghdad, which have raised concern about the conflict in one of the most important oil-producing regions of the world.
Cost of the March futures for Brent crude on the London ICE Futures exchange to the dinner topped $ 69 a barrel, and currently is 69,22 dollar per barrel, which is $ 3 above the closing price of the previous session.
Futures for WTI crude oil for February in electronic trading on the new York Mercantile exchange by this time has risen on 2,67 dollars to 63,85 USD per barrel.
On the exchange trades gold futures jumped 1.4% to 1550,43 dollars per ounce, the highest price level since September 2019. At the same time, platinum futures topped $ 1,000 an ounce for the first time since the beginning of 2018, the price of silver also increased.