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.
At 14:28 hrs MCX SILVERM February contract was trading at Rs 61350 up Rs 191, or 0.31%. The SILVERM rate touched an intraday high of Rs 61589 and an intraday low of Rs 61248. So far 2496 contracts have been traded. SILVERM prices have moved up Rs 5860, or 10.56% in the February series so far.