World Commodities - WORLD COMMODITIES TRADING - World oil prices slip after 20pc jump.

World oil prices eased on Friday on renewed concern over the US-China trade war, but futures still posted weekly gains, with Brent marking its biggest weekly increase since January, after an attack on Saudi Arabia's energy industry last weekend.

Brent crude LCOc1 futures fell 12 cents to settle at $64.28 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 futures ended 4 cents lower at $58.09 a barrel.

For the week, however, Brent rose 6.7%, its biggest gain since January, while WTI gained 5.9%, the most since...

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