Global oil prices fell more than five percent on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said the US is in the “final stages” of negotiations aimed at ending the Middle East war.

Intertional benchmark, Brent North Sea crude, shed 5.2 percent to $105.47 a barrel.

The main US contract, West Texas Intermediate, tumbled 5.0 percent to $98.94 a barrel.

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