The benchmark Brent crude contract fell as much as 15% in a matter of minutes as Trump indicated “constructive” talks between Washington and Tehran were ongoing. The roughly 2,000-lot spike in volume in Brent futures at that point was far larger than those logged earlier in the day. 13 million barrels in 60 secondsOver 13,000 lots of Brent and WTI crude futures, equivalent to 13 million barrels of oil, changed hands in the space of 60 seconds at 1105 GMT. On average, in the three years leading up to the war, about ​300,000 lots of Brent crude futures would change hands on a daily basis. That amount has doubled in the last four weeks as daily volumes have hit record highs above 1 million lots, equal to a billion barrels of oil.

Source: Bangkok Post March 25, 2026 15:11 UTC