West Texas Intermediate for June delivery plunged more than 24% overnight to settle at $12.78 per barrel. International benchmark Brent crude futures also saw sharp losses as the contract fell 6.76% to $19.99 per barrel.
Stocks in Japan were set to edge higher at the open as oil prices plummeted overnight on fears that worldwide crude storage capacity will soon be filled as a result of weak demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Nikkei futures contract in Chicago was at 19,850 while its counterpart in Osaka was at 19,800. That compared against theMeanwhile, shares in Australia were poised to edge lower. The SPI futures contract was at 5,313, as compared to the
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