Oil prices down, COVID-19 weighs hard on traders
Oil traders are concerned about the blurred demand outlook in the short term.
Oil traders are concerned about the blurred demand outlook in the short term.
Crude prices printed their third weekly loss in four at the end of its most recent trading session.
Brent crude (LCOc1) was up 0.41% to trade at $42.11 a barrel by 0706am GMT.
Brent lost 6.6% for the week, adding to the previous week’s drop of 5.3%.
Brent crude futures were down by 0.65% trading at $39.52 falling below $40 a barrel.
Saudi's made the biggest price cuts on its crude grades since May as demand recovery for fuel hopes faded.
Brent crude prices in the last few weeks, keep ranging between the $44-$46 ranges.
Brent crude futures dropped about, or 0.75%, to trade at $45.12 a barrel by 05.37 am GMT.
Oil markets traded softer into the weekend on the back of escalating US-China tensions.
Brent crude futures rose slightly at 0.13% to trade at $45.23.