The fall of oil prices on Friday halted an otherwise winning month for crude.

West Texas Intermediate futures were down five percent, trading around $55.15 a barrel although trading volume was light.

European Brent futures slipped more than 2.2 percent to $62.45 a barrel.

Barbara Green, Readers Bureau, Fellow

Edited by Jesus Chan

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