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LONDON: Oil prices settled down more than $5 on Wednesday as fuel demand destruction and a bleaker macroeconomic picture took centre stage in the day’s trade. Brent crude oil futures settled down 5.11, or 5.6 per cent, to $85.81 a barrel while US West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) fell $5.01, or 5.6pc, to $84.22. At their session lows, both benchmarks …

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