Crude oil prices gain amid hope of rise in fuel demand summers

Crude oil prices gained amid hope of rise in fuel demand summers. Oil prices are near a 52-week high. Brent rose to trade above USD 72 a barrel while WTI bounced back above the USD 70 per barrel mark.   In intra-day trade, Brent crude prices were trading around USD 72.50 per barrel while WTI crude prices were around USD 70.10 per barrel.