Oil prices fall 1% on worries of pandemic surge in India


Brent crude oil settled lower by 87 cents, or 1.3%, at US$68.09 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) U.S. crude futures dropped 92 cents, or 1.4%, to $64.71.

NEW YORK: Oil prices settled lower on Thursday, reversing early gains under pressure from rising COVID-19 infections in India and elsewhere although prices retained some support from a report a day earlier that U.S. crude inventories fell more sharply than expected.

Brent crude oil settled lower by 87 cents, or 1.3%, at US$68.09 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) U.S. crude futures dropped 92 cents, or 1.4%, to $64.71.

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