Both crude oil benchmarks remained above the $40-mark.
Ripple (XRP) plays dual roles as a payment platform and a currency.
Brent lost 6.6% for the week, adding to the previous week’s drop of 5.3%.
Both oil benchmarks dropped below the $40.
Apple gained 3.99% to bring its market cap back to $2 trillion after its shares closed at $117.32.
Apple, which hit a $2 trillion market cap on August 19, lost about $325 billion in that time period.
NSEASI advanced 2.5% in August outperforming the 0.9% gain in July and the 3.1% loss in June.
