Brent nears $73/b on demand boost

14.06.2021

Oil prices edged up to multi-year highs on Friday, heading for a third straight week of gains on the improved outlook for worldwide demand as rising vaccination rates lead to a lifting of pandemic curbs.

Brent crude futures rose 35 cents to $72.87 a barrel by 11:20 a.m. EDT (1520 GMT),...