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Crude oil prices were heading Friday for around 20% weekly loss to post their largest weekly decline in 29 years due to coronavirus-related low demand coupled with the risk of growing oversupply.
Brent crude was trading at $34.43 per barrel at 1240 GMT on Friday for a 23.9% weekly decrease after the international benchmark ended last Friday at $45.27 a barrel.
American benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was at $33.64 a barrel at the same time for a 18.5% decline after last week’s trade ended at $41.28 per barrel.
The last time that oil losses were seen at such
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