Oil prices rose, in trading today, Friday, amid investor optimism about global demand for crude, and black gold prices are heading towards recording the best weekly performance in a month.
By 13:30 Moscow time, US West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 1.2% to $72.72 a barrel.
While Brent crude futures rose 1.23% to $76.79 a barrel, according to Bloomberg agency data.
This article was originally published by RT.