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U.S. WTI crude eased 15 cents to settle at $57.20, close to a 2.5-year high, after Brent had risen 3.5 percent the previous day. Tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran escalated over the war in Yemen as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman consolidated power through arrests of royals and ministers.
Analysts said the Saudi-Iran rivalry was the main driver of the market's reaction.
Perceived risk of Middle East supply disruption supports crude prices near multi-year highs. Higher crude tends to lift biofuel feedstock values and diesel and transport costs for feed mills.
cnbc.comReutersNov 7, 2017After 626 past bullish geopolitics events, Crude Oil (WTI) moved a median +2.1% over 5 sessions (62% higher; middle half -2.3% to +8.5%), and +1.6% over 20.
After 656 past bullish geopolitics events, Crude Oil (Brent) moved a median +1.9% over 5 sessions (63% higher; middle half -2.7% to +6.6%), and +0.7% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
