Oil prices fall as Trump pauses attacks on Iranian energy plants

Oil prices fell in early trade on Friday and were down over a volatile week after US President Donald Trump said talks with Iran to end the war were going “very well” ​and announced he would pause attacks on the country’s energy plants for 10 days. Brent ‌futures fell 90 cents, or 0.8%, to $107.11 per barrel as of 0024 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures lost 83 cents, or 0.88%, to $93.65 per barrel, trimming gains from a bullish previous session. On Thursday, Brent rose 5.7% while ​WTI gained 4.6% on fears of further escalation of the war, although trading volume for ​the front-month Brent contract was the lowest since February 27, the day before ⁠the United States and Israel began strikes on Iran.