Kuwait, February 21 (QNA) - The price of Kuwaiti oil rose to USD 69.07 per barrel in trading on Friday, compared with USD 68.54 per barrel in trading last Thursday.

The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said today that the price of Kuwaiti crude increased by USD 0.53 per barrel.

In global markets, Brent crude futures rose by USD 0.10 to reach USD 71.76 per barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures lost USD 0.04 to settle at USD 66.39 per barrel. (QNA)