Oil prices slipped lower on Monday as traders assessed China's oil demand f...
SINGAPORE - Oil prices slipped lower on Monday as traders assessed China’s oil demand following the coronavirus outbreak and waited to see if major producers will cut output further to balance markets.
Brent crude LCOc1 slipped to $53.63 a barrel in early Asian trade, the lowest since Jan. 2, 2019, before recovering to $54.32 by 0804 GMT, down 15 cents.“The overall sentiment is still bearish but markets are oversold,” said Avtar Sandu, a senior commodities manager at Phillips Futures in Singapore. He said traders took profit from short-selling after prices hit technical support levels.
Worries over supply were not alleviated on Friday when Russia said it needed more time to decide on a recommendation from a technical committee that has advised the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies to cut production by a further 600,000 barrels per day .
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