Crude oil prices were up on Friday as looser quarantine measures in Asia and Europe drove up oil demand.

International benchmark Brent crude was trading at $30.55 per barrel at 06:43 GMT for a 3.7% after ending Thursday at $29.46 a barrel.

American benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was at $24.98 a barrel at the same for a 6.07% gain after closing the previous day at $23.55 per barrel.