Oil Prices Fall 2 Percent in Choppy Trade as Banking Fears Rattle Markets

Oil Prices Fall 2 Percent in Choppy Trade as Banking Fears Rattle Markets
A New York City Police (NYPD) boat passes by the Hellespont Progress, an oil tanker anchored in New York Harbor in New York City on May 24, 2022. Brendan McDermid/Reuters
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NEW YORK—Oil prices fell over 2 percent in volatile trading on Monday as the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank roiled equities markets and raised fears of a fresh financial crisis.

Brent crude futures settled down $2.01, or 2.4 percent, to $80.77. The global benchmark earlier fell to a session low of $78.34, its lowest price since early January.