# WTI Crude Holds a 0.30% Gain as Brent Futures Turn Lower

By Enna Lee

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Published: 2026-11-03T12:42:26.000Z
Updated: 2026-11-03T12:42:26.000Z
Section: Investing

> WTI traded at $96.752 a barrel and Brent at $104.617 at 7:37 a.m. ET (12:37 UTC), after both contracts had earlier risen more than 2%.

WTI crude futures were still slightly higher in Tuesday morning trading while Brent slipped into negative territory, splitting the benchmarks after each had gained more than 2% earlier.

At 7:37 a.m. ET (12:37 UTC), West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the U.S. crude benchmark, was up 0.30% at $96.752 a barrel. Brent crude futures were down 0.15% at $104.617 a barrel.

The snapshot put the contracts on opposite sides of unchanged: WTI held a small gain while Brent was lower. Brent’s quoted price was higher than WTI’s at that time.