WTI turns near $89.50 in European trade Monday (chart ~$89.74, intraday high $91.09) despite Hormuz supply risks. OPEC+ held October policy; Hormuz is not reopened.
West Texas Intermediate turns near $89.50 in the European session on Monday, even as Hormuz supply risks stay in play. The same page’s daily-chart stamp is about $89.74. Intraday high on the page: $91.09.
Weekend tanker strikes around Hormuz and Tehran’s plans to enforce a restricted zone outside the strait — putting vessels in the Gulf of Oman at risk, ING on this wire — keep the geopolitical bid. OPEC+ kept October policy unchanged on Sunday. Hormuz is not reopened.
This is a separate European-session URL from Monday Asian WTI near $90 / OPEC+ and the tanker note.
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