Oil crashes 8 percent after Greek vote
Updated: 2015-07-07 07:34
(Agencies)
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Oil prices suffered their biggest selloff in five months on Monday, falling as much as 8 percent as Greece's rejection of debt bailout terms and China's stock market woes.
Adding to the pressure on oil, Iran and global powers were trying to meet a July 7 deadline on a nuclear deal, which could bring more supply to the market if sanctions on Tehran are eased. The self-imposed deadline could be extended again, officials at the negotiations said.
A slump that began last week gathered pace through the session, taking four-day losses to more than 10 percent, the largest rout since early January, as weeks of range-bound trading abruptly ended. Global Brent prices collapsed below the $60 a barrel mark for the first time since mid-April.
"With the number of bearish elements weighing on the market now, the only support has been the seasonal demand in gasoline, and even that will be going away soon," said John Kilduff, partner at New York energy hedge fund Again Capital.
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Greeks voted a resounding no to a referendum on an international bailout that also put in doubt its membership in the euro. The euro
Oil prices were also weighed down by signs that US shale drillers were returning to the field, as the rig count for oil rose last week for the first time since December.
It is unclear whether the latest price decline will give drillers pause, though, as many oil producers had been counting on $60 or $65 prices to support new wells.
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