Crude oil price forecast today shows Brent trading around $82

Crude oil price forecast today shows Brent trading around $82.45 per barrel, up 0.6% as traders price in geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Analysts in the futures market point toward potential resistance near $85, driven by inventory drawdowns and strong refinery demand. For the day, the index jumped 385.88 points or 0.87 percent to finish at 44,936.73 after trading between 44,659.22 and 45,125.96. Among the actives, Nissan Motor tanked 2.20 percent, while Mazda Motor tumbled 1.98 percent, Toyota Motor shed 0.58 percent, Honda Motor lost 0.53 percent, Softbank Group surged 5.78 percent, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial stumbled 1.92 percent, Mizuho Financial retreated 1.40 percent, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial skidded 1.04 percent, Mitsubishi Electric sank 0.57 percent, Sony Group plunged 2.44 percent, Panasonic Holdings perked 0.19 percent and Hitachi gained 0.65 percent. Merchant of Record: A Media Solutions trading as Oilprice.com The crude oil price forecast today remains positive, with WTI futures climbing 0.5%. Short-term RSI readings indicate overbought conditions, but fundamental support from strong Asian imports keeps sentiment firm across the energy indices.