Oil prices increased today after the US missile strikes on a Syrian airfield, media reported.
The June futures for Brent oil increased by $ 0.87 (1.58%) to $55.76 per barrel on the ICE Exchange in London, as of 8:05 Moscow time.
The May futures for WTI oil rose by $ 0.92 (1.78%) - to $52.62 per barrel at the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX).
The US has delivered missile strikes at a military base in central Syria today in response to a chemical attack in Idlib.
