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Oil down about 20 per cent after Saudi price cuts

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Oil plunged about 20 per cent Monday after Saudi Arabia made deep price cuts following a failure by OPEC and its allies to strike a deal to support energy markets.

The two main contracts were both down about 20 per cent, with West Texas Intermediate sliding to about USD 32 a barrel and Brent crude to about USD 36 a barrel.

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First Published: Mar 09 2020 | 5:50 AM IST

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