Oil prices fall more than 6%, with WTI closing below $83 a barrel again.

September's contract WTI crude oil negotiated in New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) closed this Monday (27) with a significant drop of 7.50%, quoted at US$ 82.61/barrel. The October contract for the Brent fell 6.33% in Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), trading at US$ 85.87/barrel. 

In this trading session, fuel prices were pressured by the decision of the United States and Iran to suspend further attacks, after nearly two weeks of intense bombing between the countries. US President Donald Trump stated this afternoon that the Tehran administration had requested a meeting through intermediaries, with the aim of reaching an agreement.

However, the decline was limited by continued tensions in the region. Saudi Arabia condemned, in a statement, an attempted drone attack against the country's oil facilities, which it claimed was carried out by Iranian-backed militias operating in Iraq.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.