TREE NEWS reports: WTI December crude futures settled down 0.67 USD, or more than 0.68%, at 97.15 USD per barrel, marking a third consecutive session of declines since closing at 99.02 USD on October 16. The contract had touched 101.37 USD intraday on October 20. NYMEX November natural gas settled at 2.79 USD per million British thermal units, with November gasoline at 3.1205 USD per gallon and November heating oil at 4.7633 USD per gallon.
WTI December crude settles down 0.67 USD at 97.15 USD/bbl, third straight session of declines
AI take
The move matters less for its size than for its persistence: a third straight decline, with the intraday high now well above the settle, suggests sellers are gaining control of the session rather than a single risk-off day. It affects anyone with energy exposure, from producers to fuel-cost-sensitive sectors, though the modest percentage move keeps this in the realm of drift, not dislocation. Whether the contract stabilizes above the prior close or extends the slide is the open question worth watching.
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