The price of Brent crude oil futures for June rose by 5.5% on the ICE exchange, reaching $97.50 per barrel at 02:00 Armenia time.

At 03:38 Armenia time, however, the price had settled at $96.62 per barrel (up 4.54%).

But the WTI crude oil futures for June delivery rose by 5.35%, reaching $88.49 per barrel.