BRENT CRUDE FUTURES SETTLE 4.00% HIGHER AT $113.17/BBL, UP $4.35

Brent crude futures settled 4.00% higher at $113.17 per barrel, a gain of $4.35 on the session, according to the headline. The move points to a supply-side or risk-premium channel, in which tighter expected barrels or heightened geopolitical risk lift the forward curve and push up the cost of marginal crude. Brent is the most directly exposed benchmark, with the rally likely to feed through to refined products such as diesel and jet fuel and to energy equities, while inflation-sensitive assets may reprice on the higher input-cost outlook. The headline does not specify the driver, so traders should first confirm whether the gain reflects physical supply news or positioning. The next concrete catalyst is the weekly U.S. Energy Information Administration inventory report, where a larger-than-expected draw in crude stocks would validate the upside move while a build would suggest the rally is driven more by sentiment than fundamentals.

Brent crude is the international oil benchmark, priced in the North Sea. Unlike WTI it reflects global supply/demand — Middle East geopolitics, OPEC+ cuts, Russian export sanctions, and Asian refinery demand all drive Brent intraday.

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