Brent crude futures have risen more than $1 ​a barrel after a bumpy start to talks between US and ​Iranian officials in their first ⁠meeting under an ​interim peace deal, reports Reuters.

Brent crude ​futures climbed $1.09, or 1.35 per cent, to $81.66 a barrel by 2206 GMT, ​after touching a high ​of $82.30 at the start of ‌trading.