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Brent oil slides to $94 on Iran uncertainty after US midterms

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“Brent oil slides to $94 on Iran uncertainty after US midterms”

Oil prices continued to decline on Wednesday, falling to their lowest levels in nearly two months, as the market sought signals on the direction of the US-Iran war after the Democrats resoundingly won in the US midterm elections . Brent, the benchmark for two thirds of the world's oil, slid 8.47 per cent to $94.83 a barrel at 8.58pm UAE time. West Texas Intermediate, the gauge that tracks US crude, shed 7.5 per cent to $88.88 per barrel. Both have now retreated more than 15 per cent this week.…

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