Energies · Brent crude oil

SpotBrent price

USD+0.594 (+0.51%) today
Bid 116.684Ask 116.716Spread 0.032Updated 20:54:59 UTC
Market closedOpens Sun 23:00 UTC
Day range
115.425 to 118.705
$3.28 so far today
Previous close
116.090
The last session's close
52 week range
58.889 to 120.603
High set 30 Apr 2026
Average day range
$3.70
Last 90 trading days

How Brent crude moves through the day

Average SpotBrent range in each session as a share of its price, measured on every trading day since 2015.

Average range by session

Asia 00:00 to 07:001.10% · about $1.28 today
London 07:00 to 12:001.57% · about $1.84 today
London and New York 12:00 to 16:001.96% · about $2.29 today
New York afternoon 16:00 to 21:001.56% · about $1.82 today

Busiest hours (UTC)

00 to 11 top row12 to 23 bottom row

Brent crude moves most from 13:00 to 16:00 UTC. The quietest hour starts at 04:00 UTC.

Your Brent crude trades

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SpotBrent questions

SpotBrent is the price of one barrel of Brent crude oil in US dollars, quoted as a cash CFD that follows the futures market.

Each broker quotes its own bid and ask from its own liquidity providers, so prices can differ a little from broker to broker. The prices here are indicative bid quotes. Spreads also widen around big news and when the market opens.

SpotBrent trades nearly 24 hours a day on weekdays, with a short daily break around 17:00 New York time, and is closed at the weekend.

Contract sizes for SpotBrent differ from broker to broker. Your broker's contract specification shows how much one lot is and what a $1.00 move is worth per lot, so check it before you size a trade.

Supply decisions by OPEC+ and other producers, the weekly US inventory figures, the strength of the world economy and the US dollar.