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Oil Futures Jump in Off-Hours Trading Amid New Strait of Hormuz Development

2026-08-09·newswire-us-stock-050002
Oil Futures Jump in Off-Hours Trading Amid New Strait of Hormuz Development.

A new development has emerged around the Strait of Hormuz. During today’s session, Aug. 9, international crude oil prices rose sharply in off-hours trading. New York crude broke above $77 a barrel, while Brent crude broke above $82 a barrel. Both contracts were up more than 1% during the session.

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Oil Futures Jump in Off-Hours Trading Amid New Strait of Hormuz Development

A new development has emerged around the Strait of Hormuz. During today’s session, Aug. 9, international crude oil prices rose sharply in off-hours trading. New York crude broke above $77 a barrel, while Brent crude broke above $82 a barrel. Both contracts were up more than 1% during the session.

A new development has emerged around the Strait of Hormuz.

During today’s session, Aug. 9, international crude oil prices rose sharply in off-hours trading. New York crude broke above $77 a barrel, while Brent crude broke above $82 a barrel. Both contracts were up more than 1% during the session.

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