Brent crude futures were down $0.78, or 1%, at $88 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude fell $0.88, or 1.1%, to $82. Both benchmarks had dropped 1% earlier in the session, touching their lowest levels in more than a week.

Brent fell about 6 per cent toward US$91 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate was below US$84. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Oil prices tumbled sharply on Monday after the United States and Iran held back from launching fresh strikes over the weekend, raising hopes that diplomacy could ease tensions in…