Oil extended a slump as President Donald Trump announced a tentative ceasefire between Iran and Israel. Global benchmark Brent tumbled almost 5% toward $68 a barrel in early Asian trading, before paring some of that drop.
WTI crude oil shows strong volatility between $65 and $80 amid supply disruption risks, while natural gas remains in a bullish trend above $3.
U.S. crude futures fell on Tuesday to their lowest level in more than a week as U.S. President Donald Trump said a ceasefire has been agreed between Iran and Israel, relieving worries of supply disruption in the area.
Well-supplied markets and weakening demand for crude concern American drillers.
Tanker operators in the Strait of Hormuz are facing higher shipping and insurance costs, despite a drop in oil prices, as investors wait to see what happens to the world's most important crude chokepoint after the U.S. bombing of Iran's nuclear sites.
Energy was the worst-performing sector of the S&P 500, which rose 1%. U.S. oil futures fell 7.2%.
There may have been more to Iran's telegraphed attack on a U.S. base in Qatar than meets the eye, strategists say.
Crude oil prices dropped by 7% on hopes that the conflict would not immediately disrupt region's oil supplies
The energy market is undergoing a live stress test, Carolyn Kissane writes.
Oil plunged by more than 7% as Iran's response to US military strikes spared energy infrastructure, allaying investor concerns that the conflict would severely disrupt supplies from the Middle East. Alix Steel reports on Balance of Power.
Global markets appeared to take the U.S. strike against nuclear targets in Iran in stride as investors watched Monday to see how Iran will react.The price of oil initially jumped more than 2%, fell and then regained about half that much. U.S. stock futures edged lower and share benchmarks in Europe and Asia also were mostly lower.The attacks on three Iranian sites raised the stakes in the war between Israel and Iran and left questions about what remains of Tehran's nuclear program.
Beijing said following the U.S. attacks on Iran that it is seeking negotiations to end the fighting.