ANKARA
Crude oil prices gained around 1% on Tuesday before thin pre-Christmas trading on Wednesday while crude oil inventories in the U.S. seem to be lower and a Sino-American phase one trade deal is set to be signed.
International benchmark Brent crude jumped 1.22% on Tuesday to end the day at $67.20 per barrel, and American benchmark West Texas Intermediate rose 1.01% to finish the session at $61.13 a barrel.
Global markets are mostly closed on Wednesday due to the Christmas holiday break.
Crude oil inventories in the U.S. are estimated to decrease by 7.9 million barrels for the week