KUNA reported that the price of the Kuwaiti oil rose 48 cents per barrel in the Tuesday operations, settling at USD 82.42 cents per barrels compared to the Monday trading where it stood at USD 81.94 cents per barrels.

The rise of the price of the Kuwaiti crude came despite hike of the US dollar contrary to the prevailing equation and that came following non predicted positive indices about the US economy.

(Sourced from Kuwait News Agency)