Middle East Jitters Underpin Crude Prices
July WTI crude oil (CLN25 ) Wednesday closed up +0.30 (+0.40%), and July RBOB gasoline (RBN25 ) closed up +0.0367 (+1.62%). Crude oil prices whipsawed Wednesday in volatile trade and finally settled higher. Concern about escalation of the Israel-Iran war boosted crude prices Wednesday after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali…