Oil prices are actively increasing in the evening hours of Friday and end the month on a positive note, as investors fear an escalation in the Middle East conflict after the midweek elections for the US Congress. December futures for Brent on London exchanges at 18:22 MSK price increase by & #036;2.72 (2.37%), to $117.6 per barrel. December contracts end at the closed market on Friday. More professional January futures rose $2.86 (2.58%), to 113.66 a barrel. WTI oil futures for December on the New York Mercantile Exchange increased over this time by $1.97 (1.93%), and #036;103.97 per barrel. In October, the price of Brent increased by more than 13%, WTI - up to 15%. @ifax.