Kuwaiti oil price up 25 cents to USD 54.86 per barrel

KUWAIT, Oct 18 (KUNA) -- The price of Kuwaiti crude oil went up 25 cents on Tuesday and settled at USD 54.86 per barrel, compared to USD 54.61 per barrel last Monday, said Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) on Wednesday.
In world markets, oil prices were stable despite reports and expectation of increase to US oil exports, and concerns over the fighting in northern Iraq.
Oil crude price Brent mixed was up 6 cents to stand at USD 57.88 while the US crude oil up 42 cents and settled at USD 51.88 per barrel. (end) asj.mb