NEW DELHI, June 19 : Oil prices rose on Friday as the prospect of a lasting truce between the U.S. and Iran was clouded after peace talks in Switzerland were called off and as Israel stepped up attacks on Lebanon. By 0645 GMT, Brent crude futures gained 51 cents, or 0.64 per cent, to $80.36 a barrel, and U.S.

Oil prices edged higher as investors assessed the implications of a potential U.S.-Iran peace deal and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. While an interim agreement was…

NEW DELHI, June 19 : Oil prices rose on Friday as the prospect of a lasting truce between the U.S. and Iran was clouded after peace talks in Switzerland were called off and as…