October WTI oil futures rose 1.02% to $ 55.49 a barrel.
Futures for Brent crude for October delivery increased 0.71% to $ 59.93 per barrel.
Earlier, expert Vladimir Klimanov commented on an IMF report in an interview with FBA Economics Today, according to which a fall in oil prices since 2014 contributed to the slowdown in the growth of the Russian economy more (relative to forecasts) than sanctions.