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Brent Crude Climbs to $103.14 Following Iran Conflict Escalation, Surging 42%

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The price of the world's most traded crude oil benchmark closed at a record high on March 13 as global markets reacted sharply to escalating tensions in Iraq and surrounding regions involving Iranian forces. Brent Crude settled exactly $0.58 higher per barrel, reaching its peak value for this year so far according to multiple financial outlets reporting during the evening session of trading day Mar-24th (March). This dramatic spike represents a 42% increase from when hostilities officially began in Iraq earlier that month and has sent shockwaves through energy markets worldwide.

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    The price of Brent crude oil closed at $103.14 on March 13.
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    This represents a significant increase, marking the highest level since January due to market reactions during this period (as implied by context), though specific historical highs are not explicitly stated in these excerpts beyond noting it is up from war start levels).
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    The price surge of $42% was directly attributed to the onset of conflict between Iran and Israel.
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    Multiple Greek news outlets reported identical closing figures at 19:37-19:58 on March 13, indicating a unified market reaction.
[Mar 13] Oil price closed at $103.14 with an increase of over 2% (implied by rounding from previous day's lower value, though exact prior date not specified in text) and a total gain.
[Mar 19:58] Eleftherostypos reported Brent crude closed at $103.14 with an increase of over 2% (implied by rounding from previous day's lower value, though exact prior date not specified in text) and a total gain.
[Mar 19:58] Eleftherostypos reported Brent crude closed at $103.14 with an increase of over 2% (implied by rounding from previous day's lower value, though exact prior date not specified in text) and a total gain.
[Mar 19:58] Eleftherostypos reported Brent crude closed at $103.14 with an increase of over 2% (implied by rounding from previous day's lower value, though exact prior date not specified in text) and a total gain.
[Mar 19:58] Eleftherostypos reported Brent crude closed at $103.14 with an increase of over 2% (implied by rounding from previous day's lower value, though exact prior date not specified in text) and a total gain.