The price of Kuwaiti crude oil went up by 70 cents to $59.14 per barrel, compared to $58.44 per barrel last Friday, the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said on Tuesday.

According to the Kuwait News Agency, KUNA, crude Brent mixed was up by 50 cents to $62.22 while US crude Western Texas oil was up by 44 cents to settle at $56.09 per barrel.