Energy
Brent near $117 as tanker is hit in Hormuz, oil set for fourth monthly gain
Brent rose to about $117, set for a 13pc monthly gain, after a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz was hit by explosives; traders fear escalation after the midterms.
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Energy
Oil prices fall as US-Iran peace efforts ease supply fears
Brent fell on hopes of a US-Iran settlement and talks in Tehran, but Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia kept crude near six-month highs, Reuters reports.
Markets
Oil climbs above $110 after US orders staff out of Saudi Arabia
Brent rose $1.29 to $110.11 after the US ordered some diplomats out of Saudi Arabia, as Houthi strikes hit a Dammam airport and a Saudi oilfield.