An 8% rise in oil prices, supported by the promising results of the Corona vaccine
Oil futures jumped nearly 8% on Monday, marking their biggest one-day gain in more than five months. After Pfizer announced promising results for its COVID-19 vaccine. According to "Reuters".
Brent crude futures, the world record, ended the trading session up $ 2.95, or 7.48 percent, to settle at $ 42.40 a barrel.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose $ 3.15, or 8.48 percent, to settle at $ 40.29 a barrel.
The two benchmarks had jumped more than four dollars earlier in the day.