WSJ:OIL FUTURES: Brent, Nymex Slide $1.00 As Euro Weakest Since Jan
By Sarah Kent
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Crude prices slid by $1.00 Wednesday as the euro slipped to its lowest level against the dollar since January amid concerns over the euro zone's economy.
At 1151 GMT, the front-month February Brent contract on London's ICE futures exchange was $1.08, or 1%, lower at $108.00 a barrel.
The front-month January contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange was trading down $1.01, or 1%, at $99.13 per barrel.
-By Sarah Kent, Dow Jones Newswires;4420-7842-9376; sarah.kent@dowjones.com
