“At this point, the only solace for bulls is the fact that some buying emerged as the index entered into the bullish gap area present between 17,764 and 17,724 levels, registered on August 14, which was defended at least on a closing basis. Therefore, if the bulls fail to defend 17,710 levels in the ensuing week, more weakness is likely,” he said.
Brent slides over 3%, hits lowest level since 2021
Oil prices plummeted to their lowest levels since 2021 due to new U.S. tariffs announced by President Trump and increased output by OPEC+. Brent and