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marketwatch_top apr 20, 2026

Oil futures climb after Strait of Hormuz closed again as peace talks thrown into uncertainty

Oil futures rise after Strait of Hormuz closure and peace talks uncertainty.

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oil futures climbed on monday after the strait of hormuz was closed again, throwing peace talks into uncertainty. west texas intermediate and brent crude both rose to levels last seen before friday's drop. the key shipping chokepoint's closure directly threatens the flow of roughly a fifth of the world's seaborne oil.
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