WTI Oil Soars 8.51%

WTI oil price hit 81.01 dollars per barrel, marking the largest single-day increase since 2020.

Intermediate Texas oil (WTI, for its acronym in English) soared this Thursday by 8.51% and closed at 81.01 dollars per barrel, its highest price since July 2024 and its biggest jump in a day since 2020.

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