Oil price today: Crude steadies below $80 as Hormuz blockade keeps investors on edge

Oil prices nudged higher on Wednesday after a series of declines, as investors keep a keen eye on the diplomatic maneuvers surrounding the US-Iran standoff. Progress is reportedly being made by negotiators striving to bring an end to the conflict and restore access to the Strait of Hormuz. While US crude and gasoline i

PERTH, Aug 5 : Oil steadied on Wednesday after steep falls in the previous two trading sessions, as investors waited to see if efforts to end the U.S.-Iran war and restore traffic through the blockaded Strait of Hormuz were making progress.Brent crude futures rose 26 cents, or about 0.33 per cent, to $79.62 a barrel by

Oil steadies after two-day slump as investors eye Hormuz traffic  Reuters