TOKYO, March 29 (Reuters): Oil slumped around 2% on Monday after news from the Suez Canal that salvage crews have managed to move the giant container ship that has been clogging up the vital global trade passage for nearly a week.
Brent oil was down $1.19, or 1.8%, at US$63.38 a barrel by 0658 GMT. US crude fell $1.34, or 2.2%, to US$59.63 a barrel.
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