Brent oil near $100 per barrel amid escalation of Russia-Ukraine conflict

Crude prices near $100 a barrel on the back of the escalation in the Ukraine-Russia conflict. Crude is making higher highs on charts. It had seen 3 percent of gains on Monday and is up 3 percent on Tuesday so the last 24 hours clearly have been choppy reacting to every statement that has been coming in – in context to Russia and Ukraine.