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Oil slumps as US election fuels Iran war exit hopes

Oil prices fell more than 8% to settle at their lowest in more than two months on Wednesday after President Donald Trump's Republican Party lost control of Congress in midterm elections, as investors bet that the shift in power could hasten the end of the US-Israeli war with Iran.

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美国大选提振伊朗退出战争的希望,油价暴跌

Brent futures settled US$8.98, or 8.7% lower, at US$94.62 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell US$7.97, or 8.3%, to US$88.12.

HOUSTON: Oil prices fell more than 8% to settle at their lowest in more than two months on Wednesday after President Donald Trump's Republican Party lost control of Congress in midterm elections, as investors bet that the shift in power could hasten the end of the US-Israeli war with Iran.

Brent futures settled US$8.98, or 8.7% lower, at US$94.62 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell US$7.97, or 8.3%, to US$88.12. Both benchmarks closed at their lowest since Aug 31.

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