Tokyo-Sana
Oil prices fell today for the second consecutive session after the dollar rose with the possibility of an increase in interest rates in the United States.
Reuters reported that Brent crude futures fell 47 cents, or 0.6 percent, to $72.61 a barrel, continuing a 1.8 percent decline recorded yesterday, and the contract is heading towards its first weekly loss in four weeks.
US West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 39 cents, or 0.6 percent, to $70.65 a barrel, after falling 1.5 percent yesterday, and West Texas crude is also heading towards recording its first weekly decline in four weeks.
