Oil prices slip on teetering Iran ceasefire as Trump heads to China

Published May 13, 2026 Updated May 13, 2026 09:00am

Oil prices fell after rising in three consecutive sessions, as investors awaited developments around the fragile ceasefire in the Iran war and US President Donald Trump headed to China for a high-stakes summit with President Xi Jinping, Reuters reports.

Brent crude futures lost 82 cents, or 0.76 per cent, to trade at $106.95 a barrel at 0051 GMT, and US West Texas Intermediate futures fell 66 cents, or 0.65pc, to $101.52.

Both benchmarks have largely hovered around or above the $100 per barrel mark since the US and Israel began attacks on Iran at the end of February and Tehran effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz.

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