Oil prices fell on Friday, reversing earlier gains, as the resurgence of the coronavirus globally and in the United States, the world’s largest oil consumer, stoked worries that a fuel demand recovery could stall.
Brent crude LCOc1 futures were down 35 cents, or 0.8%, at $42.79 a barrel as of 0633 GMT, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 futures fell 35 cents, or 0.9%, to $40.30 a barrel.
Both benchmarks rose more than 2% on Thursday, buoyed by stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs data and a fall in U.S. crude inventories. For the week, Brent is up 4.3% and WTI is up 4.7%.
Increases in the daily cases of the coronavirus, however, globally and in the United States pressured prices. New U.S. COVID-19 case...
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