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Oil Prices On Track For First Weekly Loss In Five On Strong Dollar
21 Oct 2016, 07:42 PM IST i


A stronger dollar means dollar-denominated commodities become more expensive to hold.
London: Oil prices fell on Friday as a strong dollar made it more expensive to hold the dollar-denominated commodity, setting contracts up for the first weekly loss in five weeks.
Global benchmark Brent crude futures were down 7 cents at $51.31 a barrel at 1337 GMT (7:07 p.m. in India).
US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was trading at $50.33 a barrel, down 30 cents from its last settlement.
As the dollar surged to a seven-mon...
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