A barrel of OPEC gains 1.6%

Benchmark crude from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Monday urged by 1.6% and traded at $ 31.79, its first rise after four consecutive reductions, said today in Vienna the oil group.

With that finding, the black gold of the year OPEC begins to rise, after finishing 2015 with an average price of $ 49.49, the lowest average since 2004.

Also Brent crude, the European benchmark, has experienced in recent days important gains, but then have moderated in a first reaction to tensions in the Middle East between Saudi Arabia and Iran.