Brent crude rises to nearly $75 per barrel

Benchmark oil prices are showing an active rise on October 2 morning after a significant increase the day before, caused by Iran's missile attack against Israel, Report informs via Interfax.

The price of December futures for Brent crude oil on the London ICE Futures exchange was $74.86 per barrel.

This is $1.3 (1.77%) higher than at the close of previous trading.

WTI oil futures for November on the electronic trading of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) increased in price by $1.35 (1.93%), to $71.18 per barrel.