Crude oil slumps 2.1 percent

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Wednesday 17 Dec 2014 - 12:43 Makkah mean time-25-2-1436 New York (IINA) – The New York Mercantile Exchange said that Brent crude traded down 2.1 percent, at $59.80 a barrel on Tuesday, on track for its lowest settlement since May 2009, NASDAQ said. It added that West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures for delivery in February traded at $55.73 a barrel, down 0.81 percent, after hitting an overnight session low of $53.96 a barrel and off a high of $57.43 a barrel. AB/IINA