Oil Falls By Most in 6 Months as Recovery Falters

  • Physical market weakness in Asia casting cloud over market
  • Commodity trading advisors may be unwinding long positions
Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg
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Oil plunged by 7%, the most since September, as vaccination efforts in some parts of the world stalled, casting uncertainty over the speed of an economic recovery and a full rebound in global oil demand.