Brent rises to $68.68 per barrel

Benchmark crude oil prices accelerated their growth on Wednesday afternoon ahead of the publication of official data on reserves in the United States, Report informs via Interfax.

The cost of October Brent futures on the London ICE Futures exchange as of 15:30 Baku time was $68.68 per barrel, which is $1.04 (1.54%) higher than at the close of the previous trades.

WTI futures for September on the electronic trading of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) are up by $1.05 (1.61%), to $66.21 per barrel.

The US Department of Energy will publish a weekly report on oil, gasoline, and distillate reserves at 18:30 (GMT+4) on August 6.