
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet crude for delivery in January CLF5, -1.02% fell 99 cents, or 1.6%, to settle at $59.95 a barrel. That marked the lowest settlement since July 14, 2009 for a front-month contract. The U.S. oil benchmark has dropped 44% from its June 20 high.
January Brent crude LCOF5, -0.41% slid 56 cents, or 0.9%, to settle at $63.68 a barrel on London’s ICE Futures exchange. The European oil benchmark finished at its lowest level since July 16, 2009.
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