NEW YORK CITY: Oil prices plummeted over the weekend as traders digested the latest Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) signal that crude production would not be cut despite global oversupply and falling prices.

US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for September delivery dived almost 3.0 percent, shedding $1.40 to close at $47.52 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

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