Oil prices are slightly rising in trading on Thursday, remaining near their lowest since the beginning of this year.
The cost of April Brent futures on the London ICE Futures exchange is $72.78 per barrel, which is $0.25 (0.34%) higher than at the close of the previous trades. On Wednesday, these contracts fell by $0.49 (0.7%) to $72.53 per barrel.
WTI oil futures for April on electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) rose in price by $0.17 (0.25%) to $68.79 per barrel. At the end of the previous session, the cost of these contracts decreased by $0.31 (0.5%) to $68.62 per barrel.