Oil falls on uncertainty over fuel demand recovery


SINGAPORE: Oil prices fell on Friday as investors worried that weakening global economic growth and tighter central bank monetary policy could curb a recovery in fuel demand.

Brent futures for July fell 63 cents, or 0.56%, to $111.41 a barrel by 0432 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for June fell $1.36, or 1.21%, to $110.85 on its last day as the front-month.

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