RTRS: U.S. crude drops $2 on equities slip, dollar rise
Aug 10 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures prices fell more than $2 on Tuesday, extending losses below $80 a barrel, after Wall Street's weak open.
Crude futures already had been pressured by a stronger dollar and data showing crude oil imports by China in July slowed.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, September crude CLU0 fell $2.16, or 2.65 percent, to $79.32 a barrel by 9:45 a.m. EDT (1345 GMT), trading from $79.20 to $81.62. (Reporting by Robert Gibbons)
