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General · 10 June 2026

Oil Gains Nearly 1% on Supply Fears

Oil Gains Nearly 1% on Supply Fears

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Higher fuel costs could affect households and businesses as traders reacted to renewed conflict and tighter oil supplies. On Wednesday, US forces carried out fresh attacks on Iranian targets after a US Apache helicopter was brought down, while Brent crude and US benchmark prices both gained about 0.7%. Market data also showed US crude inventories dropped by 9.12 million barrels in the week to June 5.

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