The death toll from the storm which struck central and eastern Europe last week rose to 24 and some areas are still under threat from rising waters
WTI for December delivery was at $96.76 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, down one cent at 9:30am London time. The contract fell 1.5 per cent to $96.77 yesterday, the lowest close since June 28.
Prices have slid 5.4 per cent in October after losing 4.9 per cent in September. Brent for December settlement was down 22 cents at $109.64 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange.
The European benchmark crude was at a premium of $12.83 to WTI. The spread was $13.09 yesterday, the widest since April 2.
The death toll from the storm which struck central and eastern Europe last week rose to 24 and some areas are still under threat from rising waters
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