Brent drops $3/bbl as Japan earthquake adds uncertainty
11 March 2011 13:11 [Source: ICIS news]
LONDON (ICIS)--Oil prices fell more than $3/bbl on Friday to take Brent crude on ICE Futures close to $112/bbl over worries that demand from
The quake added to investors' uncertainties about Europe’s sovereign-debt crisis and the political unrest in the
By 12:40 GMT, April Brent crude had hit a low of $112.25/bbl, a loss of $3.18/bbl from the Thursday close of $115.43/bbl, before recovering to around $112.85/bbl.
At the same time, April NYMEX light sweet crude futures was trading around $99.95/bbl, having hit a low of $99.01/bbl, a loss of $3.69/bbl from the previous close.
($1 = €0.73)
By: Giovanni Coiro
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