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Brent crude oil, natural gas prices stabilise while silver price resumes ascent​

​​​Brent crude oil, natural gas prices stabilise after Monday’s sharp sell-off while the silver price resumes its ascent towards last week’s 14-year high.​​

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​​​Brent crude oil price stabilises after Monday’s 6% drop

​Israel's restrained military response to Iran's missile attack, which did not target Iranian oil facilities, has led to a 6% drop in Brent crude oil prices on Monday due to easing fears of supply disruptions.

​The Brent crude oil front month futures price on Tuesday morning revisited Monday’s low and so far held at 70.82, marginally above its key 70.31-to-68.53 support zone. It consists of the 10, 26 September and 1 October lows and as such is expected to withstand a first test.

​Minor resistance can be found at the 18 October low at 72.27 and at the price gap which sits between Friday's low and Monday's high at 72.70-to-73.86.

Brent crude oil chart Source: IT-Finance.com
Brent crude oil chart Source: IT-Finance.com

​Spot silver price resumes ascent

​The spot silver price’s run up to last week’s $34.87 per troy ounce high, to levels last traded in October 2012, has been followed by a small pullback to Friday’s $33.09 low. From there another up leg is currently being made with the $35.00 region being in focus.

​Only a fall through last week’s low at $33.09 could lead to a protracted consolidation phase below last week’s 14-year high taking shape and the May peak at $32.51 being revisited.

Spot silver chart Source: IT-Finance.com
Spot silver chart Source: IT-Finance.com

​US natural gas prices see sharp fall

​Front-month US natural gas futures have swiftly come off last week’s 3.081 high and tumbled by over 6% as the situation in the Middle East seems to be de-escalating following Israel’s retaliatory airstrikes on Iran over the weekend.

​Below Monday’s low at 2.818, the late September low and the August-to-October tentative uptrend line can be spotted at 2.763-to-2.744 ahead of the current October trough at 2.636.

​Minor resistance can be seen at Friday’s 2.944 low and more significant resistance between the current October highs at 3.081-to-3.141.​​

US natural gas chart Source: IT-Finance.com
US natural gas chart Source: IT-Finance.com

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