Baku – APA-Economics. The price of oil fell Friday as the partial shutdown of the U.S. government raised the prospect that demand for crude might slacken, FOX NEWS reported.
Benchmark oil for November delivery was down 9 cents to $103.22 per barrel at midday Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract for fell 79 cents to close at $103.31 a barrel on the Nymex on Thursday.
Brent, the benchmark for international crudes, slipped 19 cents to $109.00 in London.