Oil falls on US crude stocks build and weak eurozone figures
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06 November 2019 - 13:31
London/Seoul — Oil prices fell on Wednesday, pulled down by a larger-than-expected build in US crude stocks and weak eurozone economic figures, after gaining for three sessions on expectations of an easing in US-China trade tensions.
Brent crude was down 43c, or 0.7%, at $62.53 a barrel by 10.10am GMT. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 34c, or 0.6%, to $56.89 a barrel...
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