Crude prices slide amid profit-taking, low volumes

摘要

Crude prices settled lower June 22 as the market searched for its nextdriver after pushing to fresh multiyear highs.NYMEX July WTI settled down 60 cents at $73.06/b, and ICE AugustBrent moved 9 cents lower to $74.81/b.Crude had been trending higher in early US trading, with Brentfutures crossing $75/b intraday for the first time since April 2019, butmomentum reversed as traders booked profits, analysts said.