Oil Prices Fall on Profit-Taking, Still Record Weekly Gain
Oil prices fell by more than a dollar per barrel on Friday 14th of July due to profit-taking and a stronger dollar. Despite the drop, crude benchmarks still recorded their third-straight weekly gain. Brent crude futures settled at $79.87 per barrel, down $1.49, or 1.8%, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell $1.47, or 1.9%, to settle at $75.42 a barrel. The decrease in oil prices was attributed to profit-taking by oil traders who
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