Oil Prices Ease to Near 2-month Lows on China Demand Fears, Dollar Strength

Oil Prices Ease to Near 2-month Lows on China Demand Fears, Dollar Strength
Pump jacks operate at sunset in Midland, Texas on Feb. 11, 2019. Nick Oxford/Reuters
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LONDON—Oil prices slipped to trade near two-month lows on Monday, having earlier slid by around $1 a barrel, as supply fears receded while concerns over fuel demand from China and U.S. dollar strength weighed on prices.

Brent crude futures for January had slipped 51 cents, or 0.6 percent, to $87.11 a barrel by 1205 GMT.