Commodity Capsule: Oil prices edged up on Monday as traders watched for supply disruption risks in the Middle East.

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Strikes by US and British forces to stop the Houthi militia in Yemen from attacking ships in the Red Sea are supporting crude oil prices.

Brent crude futures hovered around $78.42 a barrel. WTI crude traversed $72-73 a barrel.

Both the oil benchmarks jumped more than 2 per cent last week to touch their highest intraday levels this year.

On Sunday, the Houthi militia threatened a "strong and effective response" after the United States carried out another strike overnight

President Joe Biden said the United States had sent a private message to Iran about the Houthi attacks.

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