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Monday, August 8, 2011

Oil Futures Land At Lowest In Almost 9 Months

- Oil Futures Land At Lowest In Almost 9 Months



Aug 8, 2011

Crude-oil futures on Monday settled at their lowest since late November as fear gripped markets following Standard & Poor's announcement late Friday to cut the U.S. debt ratings.

Crude for September delivery tumbled $5.57, or 6.4%, to $81.31 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange -- the biggest one-day drop for a most-active oil contract since early May.

Oil had fallen 9.2% the previous week.

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