/ world today news/ Oil prices fell on Tuesday, dragged by the decline in financial markets, as well as various data pointing to the possibility of increased supply of crude oil and gasoline.
The rate of the US benchmark barrel (WTI) for August delivery lost $2.39 to 46.60 on the New York Mercantile Exchange at the end of the first session, after the US national holiday in which the exchange was closed.
Overwhelmed by Brexit fears, investors have been pulling out of stock and commodity markets since the start of the week and heading to safe-haven assets such as government bonds. /AFP
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