Price of the Kuwaiti crude oil rose USD 1.72 reaching USD 106.37 per barrel (pb) on Monday compared to USD 104.65 pb on Friday, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) said on Tuesday. Oil markets have been gripped with jitters due to dramatic events in Ukraine. Curde prices in New York's market stood at USD 104.4 per barrel, on Monday, and fluctuated between USD 105.19 pb and 103.21 pb.