Oil futures settled sharply lower on Tuesday, with Brent sinking below US$40 a barrel for the first time since June and US crude falling nearly 8 per cent after Saudi Arabia cut its October selling prices and Covid-19 cases rebounded in several countries.
Coronavirus infections are rising in India, Great Britain, Spain and several parts of the United States, where the infection rate has not come under control for months. The rebound in illnesses could weaken the global economic recovery and sap fuel demand. US West Texas Intermediate crude settled down US$3.01 or 7.6 per cent, at US$36.76, earlier hitting lows not seen since June 15. Brent crude fell US$2.23, or 5.3 per cent, to US$39.78 a barrel.
Both oil benchmarks are below trading ranges that had persisted since August. Brent fell for a fifth day and has lost more than 10 per cent since the end of August. Labour Day weekend marked the end of US summer driving season when petrol demand is greatest, compounding both a supply and demand problem in the market, according to Bob Yawger, director of energy futures at Mizuho.
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