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Us-China: Brent crude futures were down 77 cents at $69.85 a barrel, a 1.1% drop, by 1:04 pm EDT (1704 GMT)
Us-China: Brent crude futures were down 77 cents at $69.85 a barrel, a 1.1% drop, by 1:04 pm EDT (1704 GMT)Photo: REUTERS/SCANPIX
Published 13 May 2019, 18:31Updated 13 May 2019, 18:31
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