Crude oil prices fell on Friday amid concerns about weaker demand in the US due to the summer travel season ending in a couple of days along with intensifying Russia-Ukraine conflict.
WTI Crude Oil for October delivery was last seen trading, down by $0.60 (or 0.93%) at $64.00 per barrel.
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