Oil prices edge lower as market monitors tanker traffic through Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices ticked lower Tuesday as investors monitored tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

Brent crude futures, the international benchmark, fell 82 cents to close at $77.08 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate futures declined 65 cents to settle at $73.21.

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/23/oil-prices-rise-as-investors-mull-middle-east-developments-.html