Brent tops $68/b on ailing US dollar

17.05.2021

Oil prices rose on Friday, reversing some of the previous day’s sharp losses as stock markets strengthened and the U.S. dollar slipped, though gains were capped by the coronavirus situation in major oil consumer India.

Brent crude oil futures were up $1.23, or 1.8%, at $68.28 a barrel by 1349 GMT...