TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell on Wednesday as presidential election polls were closing in the United States.
WTI dropped 23 cents, or 0.3%, to trade at $71.76 per barrel at 0053 GMT. Brent crude oil futures starts trading at 0100 GMT.
Republican Donald Trump has won Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia in Tuesday’s presidential election while Democrat Kamala Harris captured Vermont, Edison Research projected, as polls closed in the first nine U.S. states, including Georgia and North Carolina.
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