Commodities Oil prices up as dollar and U.S. oil inventories fall Updated : December 30, 2020 03:54 PM IST Brent crude futures rose 45 cents to $51.54 a barrel by 1001 GMT, having started the year above $66. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude added 39 cents to trade at $48.39, down from around $62 at the beginning of 2020.