Oil prices fall as supply levels hold up but uncertainty remains
The FTSE 100 had a mixed day, eventually closing up just one point as conflicting reports left investors to sit on their hands.
Oil remained the dominant factor in the minds of traders on Tuesday as conflicting reports throughout the day left the price of a barrel of Brent crude fluttering.
The highs of Monday, with oil getting to more than 70 dollars a barrel in the first trading since the attack on a refinery and oil field in Saudi Arabia, dissipated as proclamations from US President Donald Trump and the Saudis that they would tap into reserves calmed fears.
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