Oil prices slip on weak US economic data

Ecuador also earlier announced it would exit Opec in January 2020 due to fiscal problems

Oil price: Brent crude futures settled at $58.89 a barrel, a 36-cent loss
Oil price: Brent crude futures settled at $58.89 a barrel, a 36-cent lossPhoto: REUTERS/SCANPIX
Published 1 October 2019, 22:44Updated 1 October 2019, 22:44
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