Crude oil prices rose Friday, ending a topsy turvy week marked by reaction to the UK’s Brexit vote.

WTI light sweet crude for August was up 66 cents at $49 a barrel.

Prices were up 2 percent for the week.

Baker Hughes said the U.S. oil-rig count rose 11 to 341 this week.

Natural gas prices rose the highest in a year.

August natural gas rose 3.4 cents, or 1.2%, to trade at $2.958 per million British thermal units.

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