Oil price falls on China's COVID-19 cases, high crude build


Brent crude futures fell 69 cents to settle at US$55.41 a barrel, for a 0.4% change on the week.U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 86 cents, or 1.6%, settling at $52.27, nearly unchanged from the beginning of the week.Oil storage tanks in Philips, Linden, New Jersy (File pic)

NEW YORK: Oil prices settled lower on Friday, weighed down by a build in U.S. crude inventories and worries that new pandemic restrictions in China will curb fuel demand in the world's biggest oil importer.

Brent crude futures fell 69 cents to settle at $55.41 a barrel, for a 0.4% change on the week.

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