Brent settled at USD 111.56/bbl and WTI at 102.20, both back at multi-session highs. The yuan's move to 6.6661 against the dollar trimmed the landed duty-paid cost to a roughly 2.5% gain, leaving the import window open. Short-haul light-sweet grades — ESPO, Dubai, Oman — regained their edge over long-haul US Gulf cargoes on combined freight and discount terms.