Doha: Oil prices closed higher Tuesday, with both Brent and West Texas Intermediate crude gaining more than one percent by the end of trading. Brent crude futures rose $1.10, or 1.72 percent, to settle at $65.16 a barrel. According to Qatar News Agency, US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude climbed 91 cents, or 1.51 percent, to close at $61.04 a barrel.