
Oil prices dipped in Asian trade on Thursday, extending losses amid uncertainty over how US President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs and energy policies would impact global economic growth and energy demand.
Brent crude futures fell 38 cents, or 0.5 per cent, to $78.62 a barrel by 0716 GMT in a sixth straight day of losses, while US West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) fell for a fifth day, easing 39 cents,