Oil price today: Brent crude extends gains past $113 on Middle East escalation worries post midterms

Oil price today: Clashes between the Houthis ​and a Saudi-led coalition that backs Yemen's internationally recognised government have raged ​since the Iran-aligned Houthis pushed towards Bab el-Mandeb, a shipping chokepoint at the mouth of ‌the ⁠Red Sea.