Singapore, August 10 (QNA) - Oil prices increased on Monday on uncertainty over the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

Brent crude futures rose 91 cents or 1.09%, to $84.46 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 61 cents, or 0.78% to $78.79 a barrel.

Both benchmarks had fallen more than 7% last week on hopes that Iran and Oman were nearing an agreement that would lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of the world oil passed before the war. (QNA)