Oil hovers near $59 on global growth pessimism / 国际油价跌破每桶60美元

Oil prices hovered near 20-month lows at $59 a barrel Wednesday in Asia as investors come to grips with the prospect that global growth next year will slow more than originally feared, cutting demand for crude products such as gasoline.

Light, sweet crude for December delivery was down 31 cents to $59.02 a barrel, after falling as low as $58.55, in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange by midday in Singapore. The contract overnight fell $3.08 to settle at $59.33, the lowest closing price since March 2007.



由于市场对全球经济衰退抑制国际原油需求的担忧再度加剧，国际油价11日再度大幅下挫，纽约市场油价跌破每桶60美元，创20个月来新低。

纽约商品交易所12月份交货的轻质原油期货价格下跌3.08美元，收于每桶59.33美元，盘中还一度触及每桶58.32美元的低点。伦敦国际石油交易所12月份交货的北海布伦特原油期货价格下跌3.37美元，收于每桶55.71美元。