Oil falls to $28 on oversupply concerns

Foreign Desk Report

LONDON: Oil fell by more than 4% towards $28 a barrel on Wednesday, pressured by reports of persistent oversupply and collapsing demand due to global coronavirus-related lockdowns and a lack of coordinated oil purchases for strategic storage. The International Energy Agency (IEA) on Wednesday forecast a 29 million barrel per day dive in April oil demand to levels not seen in 25 years.