Oil prices tumbled on Wednesday on fresh worries over
a revival in the Euro economic zone and global demand though indications of an
escalation in tension between the West and Iran over its nuclear programme
capped losses for the Brent crude prices.
Brent November crude fell 41 cents to $110.04 a
barrel, after stumbling to $108.45.
Brent had fallen to a six-week low of $107.10 last
Thursday, but so far the looks like it will remain on track this week to post a
12 percent gain for the third quarter, after dropping 20 percent in the
previous quarter.
U.S. November crude tumbled $1.39 to settle at $89.98
a barrel, below its 100-day moving average of $90.27 and the lowest settlement
and first under $90 since August 2, Reuters reported.
Wednesday's session low of $88.95 was its lowest since
prices hit $87.23 intraday on August 3.
The apprehensions over reduced demand for oil stemmed
from concerns that the stimulus provided by the U.S. government might not be
enough to trigger a revival in the economy of the country, much less the world
economy.
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Spain, which had given hopes last week that i is on
its way to implement austerity measures as suggested by the ECB bond buying
programme, revealed on Wednesday that its borrowing costs had gone up.
Protests against the imposition of austerity measures
in Madrid and announcement of elections in the economically critical region of
Catalonia only added to the woes.
A fall in oil inventories according to data released
on Wednesday also failed to boost prices.
U.S. gasoline inventories fell 481,000 barrels against
expectations they would be up slightly, putting total U.S. stocks and East
Coast inventories at their lowest since October 2008, according to data from
the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
United States Oil Fund LP (ETF)(NYSEARCA:USO) fell
1.21% to $33.34, while United States Natural Gas Fund, LP(NYSEARCA:UNG) rose
2.55% to $20.52.
Suncor Energy Inc. (USA)(NYSE:SU) fell 1%, TOTAL S.A.
(ADR)(NYSE:TOT) slid 1.85%, BP plc (ADR)(NYSE:BP) fell 1.50% to $42.37 and Marathon
Oil Corporation(NYSE:MRO) declined 1.53%.
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