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Thursday, June 20, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, June 20, 2019
Oil prices jump 6% after Trump tweet on Iran’s downing of drone
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNEW YORK — Oil prices jump today amid rising US-Iran tensions, with gains accelerating on a cryptic tweet by US President Donald Trump after Iranian forces shot down a US spy drone.
“Iran made a very big mistake!” Trump tweeted in his first public reaction to the strike.
US benchmark West Texas Intermediate climbs 6.3 percent to $57.13 a barrel, while Brent futures in London gain 4.7% to $64.69 a barrel.
— AFP
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