SINGAPORE: Oil prices were lower in Asian trade on Monday, dragged down by prospects of weaker crude demand from China and a buildup in US stockpiles, analysts said.

New York City’s main contract, West Texas Intermediate light sweet crude for delivery in July, dropped 54 cents to $93.61 a barrel in the afternoon, and Brent North Sea crude for July delivery shed 19 cents to $102.45.

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