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Simplex WTI and NEXT FUNDS NOMURA Crude Oil Long Rise as WTI Climbs to $106 in After-Hours Trading◇

Tue Mar 31, 2026 9:30 am JST Catalyst

Crude oil ETFs such as Simplex WTI ETF <1671> and NEXT FUNDS NOMURA Crude Oil Long Index Linked Exchange Traded Fund <1699> traded higher. In after-hours trading during early morning Japan time, the May contract for WTI (West Texas Intermediate) crude oil futures temporarily rose to $106. Crude oil prices surged following reports that a Kuwaiti oil tanker was damaged in an Iranian attack. The settlement price (equivalent to the closing price) for WTI on the 30th was $102.88, up $3.24 from the previous day. Crude oil ETFs have been strengthening their upward trend amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.

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Source: MINKABU PRESS

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