Brent crude price exceeds $77 a barrel

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Oil prices have advanced during Wednesday's sessions on the commodity exchanges of London and New York, Kazinform correspondent reports.

On the London-based ICE Futures, the price for Brent crude oil to be delivered in October has risen by $1.38, to $77.29 a barrel.

The value of a futures contract for WTI crude oil for October delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) has increased by $0.98 and reached $69.51 a barrel.