Oil prices fell more than 2% at the close of trading on concerns about the Israeli-led war against the Gaza Strip, while jobs data increased expectations that the Federal Reserve (the US central bank) has ended its monetary tightening cycle.
Brent crude futures fell 1.92 dollars, equivalent to 2.3 percent to 84.89 dollars a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate futures fell 1.95 dollars, or 2.4 percent, to 80.51 dollars a barrel, and the two ended the week down more than six percent.
