Brent crude touched $109.51 a barrel at Tuesday, 15 September 2026 14:05 GMT. The level is the highest recorded for the international benchmark over the past 18 days. The market gave no immediate stated cause for the shift.
Recent price band
Across the 18-day span, Brent recorded a low of 88.24 alongside the high of 109.51. That leaves the contract trading at the peak of its recent spread, having moved between those marks over the tracked stretch of days. Oil benchmarks serve as reference pricing for physical crude contracts worldwide.
Other commodities logged broad variations across measurements taken at the same time. WTI crude stood at $97.26 a barrel, also marking its highest level in 18 days, while gold was recorded at $4,294.92 an ounce near its 18-day low.
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Data: FRED — St. Louis Fed · LBMA
