Oil prices rebounded on October 21 as threats to Saudi energy facilities and Gulf shipping kept supply concerns alive, while gold edged lower. Brent rose 1.5% to $110.38 a barrel, and WTI for December delivery gained 1.4% to $99.18, after Brent hit $111.99, its highest in five months, before settling at $108.79. Houthis claimed attacks on a Saudi Aramco site in Yanbu, the Shaybah oilfield and airports, though Saudi authorities had not confirmed them. U.S. crude stocks fell 4.9 million barrels in the week to October 16, per API data. Spot gold slipped 0.1% to $4,118.64 an ounce, with higher energy prices keeping inflation and possible Fed rate hikes in focus.
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