Oil prices topped $100 on Wednesday as the U.S. and Iran kept trading strikes in the Strait of Hormuz and broader hostilities continued throughout the Middle East.
Brent crude, the international benchmark, climbed almost 3% and stood at $100.82 per barrel at 8:03 a.m. ET, while West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark, gained 2.82% and clocked in at $95.65 per barrel at the same time.