09/03/2017at 08:19

Large oil stockpiles trigger big slide in oil price

The oil price slides as US oil stockpiles grew by 8.2 million barrels in the past week, far more than projected.

BY RITZAU FINANS

The commodity markets show major declines in oil prices Thursday morning CET, and precious metals are sliding as well.

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