US crude benchmark rises above $100 at open, Brent above $115

Tokyo, Japan – The price of the main US benchmark for oil rose over three percent Monday to once again surpass $100 a barrel, while Brent climbed above $115 with no end in sight for the war in the Middle East. A barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) — the US benchmark — for May delivery rose 3.50 percent to $103.13 just minutes after Asian markets opened. A barrel of North Sea Brent meanwhile rose 2.98 percent to $115.93. / dp... Keep on reading: US crude benchmark rises above $100 at open, Brent above $115

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