Oil falls as worsening pandemic threatens recovery

Oil prices dipped on Monday, weighed down by the prospect that a rise in the pace of coronavirus infections could derail a recovery in fuel demand.[TOKYO] Oil prices dipped on Monday, weighed down by the prospect that a rise in the pace of coronavirus infections could derail a recovery in fuel demand.

Brent crude was down 10 US cents or 0.2 per cent at US$43.04 a barrel by 12.47am GMT, after dropping slightly last week. US oil was off by six US cents or 0.2 per cent at US$40.53 a barrel, after gaining four US cents last week. "With global daily Covid-19 case counts still rising and the US Sunbelt most populous states showing little success in bending and containing the curve, concerns about the post-Covid recovery pace are limiting the upside for oil," said Stephen Innes, chief global markets strategist at Axicorp.

More than 14 million people have been infected by the novel coronavirus globally and nearly 602,000 have died, according to a Reuters tally. While fuel demand has recovered from a 30 per cent drop in April after countries around the world imposed strict lockdowns, usage is still below pre-pandemic levels. US retail petrol demand is falling again as infections rise.

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