Brent crude settled at $95.82 a barrel on Thursday 12 November, up $3.06 or 3.3% on the day, FinanceFeeds reports, citing Reuters. That is a bigger rise than the 1.6% gain CNBC had reported in early trading.
FinanceFeeds puts the rise down to three things. They are Donald Trump's Truth Social post saying the US does not need a deal with Iran, Houthi claims of attacks on Saudi oil sites and Iranian reports of tanker explosions in the Strait of Hormuz. The Houthi and Iranian claims have not been independently checked.
The settlement figure fits CNBC's earlier numbers. A 1.6% rise to $94.25 implies a previous close of about $92.76, and $3.06 on top of that gives $95.82.
Prices were little changed on Friday morning. At 07:41 GMT Brent was up 25 cents at $96.04 and WTI was down 16 cents at $88.59, Grafa reports, citing Reuters.
Despite Thursday's jump, both benchmarks are on course for a weekly loss. Brent is set to fall 2.3% on the week and WTI 2.4%, according to Grafa. Brent settled at $98.32 last Friday, FinanceFeeds reports.