Light, sweet crude oil for May delivery declined slightly but settled above $59/bbl on Mar. 22 on the New York market. Analysts said tumbling US and European stock markets added to world economic concerns. This dragged down oil prices on fears about reduced world oil demand. Despite ending lower for the Mar. 22 trading session, US futures for light, sweet crude still rose for a third consecutive week for the week ended Mar. 22.

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