SINGAPORE: Oil prices fell slightly on Wednesday as investors gauged the impact of a US-Iran peace deal, while uncertainty over full resumption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz limited price declines. Both benchmarks were down about 0.2 percent by 09:30 a.m. Saudi time, with Brent crude futures dipping 15 cents to $78.81 a barrel and US West Texas Intermediate falling 12 cents to $75.93 a barrel. On Tuesday both had fallen about 5 percent for a second straight session to hit three-month lows, fuelled by hopes that a US-Iran deal would allow oil flows through the Strait.

SINGAPORE: Oil prices slipped on Monday after US President Donald Trump and Iran’s deputy foreign minister said they have reached a deal to halt the war and to resume…

Brent crude fell 4.02 per cent to US$83.82 as at 6.03m Singapore time. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Oil prices dropped significantly as President Trump and Iran's deputy foreign minister announced an initial deal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The agreement,…