Brent futures rose 37 cents, or 0.4%, to $84.24 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude grew 41 cents, or 0.5%, to $79.64 at 0003 GMT.
Brent crude futures rose 16 cents, or 0.2%, to $82.69 a barrel by 0106 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures (WTI) climbed 15 cents, or 0.2%, to $77.73 a barrel.
Brent futures rose 8 cents to $82.55 a barrel by 0013 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 2 cents to $78.28.
Spot gold held steady at $1,961.79 per ounce by 0319 GMT, and up nearly 2% for the week. U.S. gold futures rose 0.1% to $1,965.80.
Adding to market concerns, US manufacturing contracted in June, reaching a three-year low. The economic indicators and expectations are hinting at a 90% probability of a 25 basis points rate hike by the US Federal Reserve in July.
Producers have shut in or reduced output at several oilfields in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of northern Iraq following a halt to the northern export pipeline. More outages are on the horizon.
Brent crude futures slid 48 cents, or 0.6%, to $75.43 a barrel by 0039 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures dropped 52 cents, or 0.7%, to $69.44 a barrel.
Brent crude futures dropped 78 cents, or 0.9%, to $86.01 a barrel by 0040 GMT, after settling 4.1% higher on Friday. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $92.11 a barrel, down 73 cents, or 0.8%, after a 3.9% gain in the previous session.
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Brent crude futures fell 7 cents, or 0.1%, to $73.72 a barrel at 0147 GMT, after jumping 2.2% on Thursday. For the week, Brent was headed for a 0.1% gain.
Spot gold was down 0.2% at $1,608.96 per ounce, as of 0550 GMT. U.S. gold futures were flat at $1,611.90.
Around 50 percent of the Kingdom’s output is at stake.
Spot gold was down about 0.3 percent at $1,219.91 an ounce at 0335 GMT. U.S. gold futures were 0.3 percent lower at $1,219.10 an ounce.
We believe that the oil prices may continue to remain lower for longer term as increasing production from the US, says Sam Nair of Stewart & Mackertich Wealth Management
In the medium term, geo-political tensions in the Middle East, increasing US government debt and rising inflation pressures, volatility and lower equity markets could support gold prices.
The spot gold price was down 0.5 percent at $1,219.97 an ounce at 1414 GMT, falling below its 100-day moving average, a key technical support level currently at $1,224.
Silver also surged and retraced the key Rs 54,000 per kg mark on heavy speculative as well as industrial demand.