March 30 (Reuters) – Oil prices extended gains on Monday after Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis launched over the weekend their first attacks on Israel since the start of the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, widening the conflict in the Middle East.
Brent crude futures jumped $3.16, or 2.81%, to $115.73 a barrel by 2205 GMT after settling 4.2% higher on Friday.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate was at $102.77 a barrel, up $3.13, or 3.14%, following a 5.5% gain in the previous session.
(Reporting by Florence Tan; editing by Jonathan Oatis)