Oil prices extended gains for a second straight session on Tuesday, following a more than 5% surge on Monday, as fading hopes of a US-Iran deal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz kept prices near their highest levels in more than a week.
Brent crude futures were flat at $88 a barrel or 0.35%, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures stood at $83.50, up 0.40% a barrel. Both benchmarks had jumped more than 5% on Monday, hitting their highest levels since July 31.
