Oil drops to near $84 ahead of key US jobs report


03/06/2012 08:23 AST  BusinessWeek

The price of crude oil tumbled more than $2 to near $84 a barrel Friday, extending a month of sharp losses, as investors looked ahead to a key U.S. jobs report amid worries about a slowdown in growth in the U.S. and China, Europe's persistent financial crisis and expanding crude supplies.

By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for July delivery was down $2.14 to $84.39 per barrel, the lowest since October, in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell $1.29 to settle at $86.53 in New York on Thursday.

In London, Brent crude for July delivery was down $2.04 at $99.83 per barrel on the ICE Futures exchange.

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