• Oil prices climbed Monday morning, building on five straight sessions of gains that have seen Brent crude rise by more than 9%. • Brent, the global oil benchmark, jumped 3% to $58.79 a barrel on London’s Intercontinental Exchange. • West Texas Intermediate futures, the U.S. oil standard, were up 2.9% at $49.37 a barrel.

Source: Wall Street Journal January 07, 2019 11:26 UTC