May WTI crude oil jumped $5.76 (+6.87%) and May RBOB gasoline rose $0.1120 (+3.73%) after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz was closed for shipping, raising immediate supply disruption risk. The move is sharply bullish for energy prices and reflects heightened geopolitical tension in a critical oil transit corridor.
May WTI crude oil jumped $5.76 (+6.87%) and May RBOB gasoline rose $0.1120 (+3.73%) after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz was closed for shipping, raising immediate supply disruption risk. The move is sharply bullish for energy prices and reflects heightened geopolitical tension in a critical oil transit corridor.
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moderately positive
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0.55
