Oil prices fall $4 to three-month low

Brent and WTI futures both dropped nearly 5% on Monday, settling at their weakest levels since March.

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Oil prices dropped around four dollars on Monday, with Brent settling at $83.17 per barrel and WTI at $80.75, both hitting their lowest levels in three months. The declines of roughly 5% mark the steepest single-day fall for crude in recent weeks.

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  • Brent crude fell 4.76% to settle at $83.17 per barrel
  • WTI dropped 4.87% to close at $80.75 per barrel
  • Both benchmarks hit three-month lows on Monday

Oil prices slid roughly four dollars on Monday, touching their lowest levels in three months as both major benchmarks closed sharply lower.

Brent crude futures fell $4.16, or 4.76%, to settle at $83.17 per barrel. West Texas Intermediate dropped $4.13, or 4.87%, to close at $80.75 per barrel.