Oil Shares Slip As Crude Weakens On China COVID Curbs, Lower GDP Forecast
- Date: 09-Aug-2021
- Source: Investing.com
- Sector:Financial Markets
- Country:Gulf
Oil Shares Slip As Crude Weakens On China COVID Curbs, Lower GDP Forecast
By Dhirendra Tripathi
Investing.com – Energy stocks were lower across the board in Monday’s premarket as crude prices fell and major investment banks cut their forecasts for China’s GDP amid rising cases of COVID-19 in the world’s second-largest economy.
Shares of integrated oil companies as well as standalone explorers fell. Shell (LON:) ADR fell the least. It was down 1%. Exxon Mobil (NYSE:), Chevron (NYSE:) and BP (NYSE:) fell around 1.4% each. Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:) shed 2.7% while Marathon Oil (NYSE:) traded 3.8% weaker.