The price of a futures contract for delivery in June Brent crude on London exchange ICE rose by 0.32 per cent. As of 19:31 GMT the price is kept at 43,24 USD per barrel, the information on the website of the exchange.
May futures for us WTI crude oil traded at the level of 39,8 USD per barrel, which is below the level of the previous trading day up 1.4 percent
The dollar on the Moscow stock exchange fell by 49 kopecks and amounted 66,12 ruble. The Euro also fell by 15 cents to 74,84 of the ruble.
The last trading day was under the influence of the failure of the Doha talks between the representatives of oil-producing countries, which had taken place before. It was assumed that the parties will sign an agreement to freeze production to prevent further fall in energy prices.
The transaction did not take place because Saudi Arabia refused to sign any documents without the participation of Iran. The representatives of the Islamic Republic in Doha has not arrived. In light of the information about the failure of the talks Brent crude has fallen nearly 5 percent, while the U.S. currency rose to 68 rubles.
