Tokyo, April 8, 2026 (AFP) - US oil contract WTI plunges 17% after US, Iran agree to truce

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The US oil benchmark plunged more than 17 percent on Wednesday after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire. A barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was trading around $93.03, down 17.64 percent at around 2330 GMT. ni-ceg/cms ...

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