Oil prices firm on concerns over Strait of Hormuz plans
XLE•Investors await payrolls data
Meanwhile, Yemen's Houthis said they carried out missile and drone attacks on Saudi deployments in Marib and Hadramout in Yemen on Thursday.
U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Thursday that he believed that the war would be over soon.
Investors are awaiting U.S. payrolls data later on Friday, which could offer a steer on U.S. Federal Reserve's thinking on interest rates. Higher interest rates raise consumer costs, which can reduce economic growth and demand for oil.
Oil prices rise on Strait of Hormuz concerns
Oil prices edged higher on Friday on further concerns surrounding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and potential Iranian bans and fines on vessels it deems hostile or in violation of proposed rules.
Brent crude futures LCOc1 were up 75 cents, or 0.9%, at $83.24 a barrel by 0815 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures CLc1 rose 42 cents, or 0.5%, to $77.71.
