{"id":129708,"date":"2022-10-10T19:37:22","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T19:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=129708"},"modified":"2022-10-10T19:37:22","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T19:37:22","slug":"oil-futures-settle-sharply-lower-on-demand-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/markets\/oil-futures-settle-sharply-lower-on-demand-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Oil Futures Settle Sharply Lower On Demand Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"
Crude oil prices drifted lower on Monday as data from China raised concerns about the outlook for energy demand outweighed uncertainty about supply.<\/p>\n
Rising tension between Washington and Beijing following the Biden administration announcing new export controls targeting Chinese companies hurt as well.<\/p>\n
Oil prices surged higher in recent sessions, lifted by OPEC and its allies’ decision to cut output by 2 million barrels per day from November, and Russia’s reiteration that it won’t sell oil to countries that adopt a U.S.-led price cap.<\/p>\n
West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures for November ended lower by $1.51 or about 1.6% at 91.13 a barrel.<\/p>\n
Brent crude futures were down $1.94 or 1.95% at $95.98 a barrel a little while ago.<\/p>\n
Services activity in China during September contracted for the first time in four months as COVID containment measures hit demand and business<\/span> confidence, data showed on Saturday.<\/p>\n The Caixin services purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to 49.3 from 55.0 in August.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Chinese cities are imposing fresh lockdowns and travel restrictions after the number of new daily Covid-19 cases tripled during a weeklong holiday. <\/p>\n Authorities in Fenyang, a city in the northern province of Shanxi, announced a lockdown after the discovery of a single preliminary positive case.<\/p>\n In far-western Xinjiang, about 22 million people were banned from leaving the region last week due to rising cases.<\/p>\n Two Shanghai districts have closed all entertainment<\/span> venues to control and prevent new Covid-19 cases. <\/p>\n