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Oil prices rise due to Middle East supply concerns

Published Friday, October 23, 2026 · Updated October 23

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  • Brent crude futures climbed $1.30, or 1.2 per cent, to $114.47 a barrel as of 0639 GMT.

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  • Channel News Asia

    The article emphasizes that markets are increasingly worried about renewed escalation in the Persian Gulf, which could threaten oil flows and keep a sizeable geopolitical risk premium embedded in prices.

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