⭕️ Oil prices held steady on Thursday as the recovery in Gulf crude exports and an unexpected increase in US inventories eased supply concerns.

Brent crude futures rose 0.6% to $98.67 a barrel by 07:04 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude gained 0.5% to $90.09 a barrel.

Prices remained volatile during the session, with both benchmarks falling more than 1% before recovering their losses.

Brent posted a monthly gain of around 14% in September, its strongest increase since July, while WTI climbed roughly 5% over the month.