MTECHTIPS:-WTI oil prices reverse gains to fall back below $30
West Texas Intermediate oil prices reversed gains in U.S. trade on Tuesday, as ongoing concerns over the strength of the global economy added to uncertainty about how quickly the global glut of crude is set to shrink. for delivery in March on the New York Mercantile Exchange shed 62 cents, or 2.04%, to trade at $29.77 a barrel by 15:15 GMT, or 10:15AM ET after rising by as much as 3.1% to a session peak of $31.36. On Monday, Nymex prices dropped to $29.35, the weakest level since October 2003. New York-traded oil futures are down nearly 19% since 2016 began. Elsewhere, on the ICE Futures Exchange in London, for March delivery tacked on 39 cents, or 1.37%, to trade at $28.94 a barrel during morning hours in New York. Prices rallied to $30.24 earlier in the day after and sparked hopes for more stimulus from Beijing to support the world’s second largest economy. China is the world's second largest oil consumer after the U.S. and has been the engine of strengthening demand.
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