Oil settles down 1.5% on US-China trade tensions


Brent crude futures fell 93 cents, or 1.5%, to settle at US$62.39 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate crude was down 1.3%, or 79 cents, at US$58.70.

HOUSTON: Oil prices fell on Tuesday, settling 1.5% lower as the International Energy Agency warned of a huge supply glut in 2026, and as trade tensions persisted between the US and China, the world's two biggest economies.

Brent crude futures fell 93 cents, or 1.5%, to settle at US$62.39 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate crude was down 1.3%, or 79 cents, at US$58.70. Both contracts were at a five-month low.

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