US jobs report, concerns on credit send NYMEX lower

摘要

New York-New York Mercantile Exchange March crude oil settled $1.95 lower at $71.19/barrel February 5, extending the prior day's $3.84 loss as the US jobs report and ongoing credit concerns in Europe sent US equity markets tumbling.The US unemployment rate in January dipped 0.3 percentage points to 9.7% while non-farm payrolls were down 20,000, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.