MW:Crude-oil futures briefly slip below $90 a barrel
By Sara Sjolin
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Crude-oil futures briefly slipped below $90 a barrel on Wednesday, as euro-zone concerns took the air out of financial markets and dampened risk sentiment. Oil for November delivery traded down $1.32, or 1.4%, to $90.05 a barrel after gradually trending lower during European trading hours. This is the first time oil futures touch below the $90-mark since early August. Stock markets were also on the decline with the Stoxx Europe 600 index XX:SXXP -1.54% down 1.6% to 271.39 and U.S. stock futures pointing to a lower open on Wall Street. The ICE dollar index DXY +0.37% rose to 79.975 from 79.673 late the previous day.
