Oil prices jump 2 percent

ASTANA. KAZINFORM Oil prices surged more than 2 percent on Friday, Kazinform has learnt from Reuters.

Brent crude futures rose to $56.08 per barrel before easing to be up 1.6 percent at $55.75 per barrel at 0310 GMT.

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures also jumped by over 2 percent, to a high of $52.94 a barrel before receding to be up 1.8 percent at $52.61.
Both benchmarks hit their highest levels since early March.