Oil prices dropped Friday, extending previous losses as U.S. President Trump canceled planned strikes on Iran, easing fears of escalating hostilities. Brent futures fell 1.3% and WTI crude declined 1.4%. Despite Iran's earlier threat to close the Strait of Hormuz, commercial ships continued to transit the waterway.

Investors wait to see if truce holds

President Donald Trump has repeatedly said a deal with Tehran to reopen Hormuz is close, but such an agreement still has not materialized.

Oil prices dropped Friday, extending previous losses as U.S. President Trump canceled planned strikes on Iran, easing fears of escalating hostilities. Brent futures fell 1.3% and…