oil prices rose during trading today, Monday, with the support of the passage of a fiscal stimulus package in the United States worth 1.9 trillion dollars, and in anticipation of the OPEC + meeting at a later time This week.
The proposal for a $ 1.9 trillion fiscal stimulus package in the United States won the approval of a majority in the House of Representatives on Saturday, and the decision was sent to the Senate.
The United States also approved the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for the Corona virus, amid expectations that the company will ship more than 20 million doses by the end of March, and 100 million doses by the middle of the year This is enough to vaccinate a third of Americans.
In terms of trading, Brent crude futures for May delivery rose 1.4%, at the beginning of today's trading, by 1.4% to $ 65.33 a barrel.
US Nymex crude for April delivery rose 1.5% at $ 62.40 a barrel.
