Brent crude futures dropped around 1% to $72.50 a barrel while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell around 0.7% to $70.28 per barrel, as seen at 7.20 am on Monday. Brent crude fell nearly 11% last week to mark its third week of loss after crude shipments through the strait rose to their highest level since the US-Israeli conflict with Iran began earlier this year.

Brent crude futures up $73.17 a barrel; US West Texas Intermediate crude rises $70.92; US and Iran attacks underscore fragility of the interim peace deal.

Oil markets send mixed signals with Brent rising, WTI easing and Murban outperforming as US-Iran talks and Strait of Hormuz traffic stay in focus.