Brent crude below $100, hit by weak economic data


02/06/2012 10:18 AST  The Economic Times

Brent crude oil prices fell for a fourth straight day on Friday, dropping under $100 a barrel to a 16-month low, as weak US and Chinese economic data thrashed markets and sent investors to perceived safer havens.

Data showing US job growth stumbled in May and the jobless rate rose for the first time in nearly a year, added to worries about the global economy's health. A report from No. 2 oil consumer China, indicated a slowdown in that country's manufacturing sector, which dragged crude down early on Friday.

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