Brent falls below $110
Brent crude fell by as much as 1% today to below $110 as Japan's worsening nuclear crisis buffeted stock markets, raising questions about the effect of the earthquake on growth and energy demand.
Brent crude futures fell by more than a dollar to one-month lows below $114 a barrel on Tuesday, hit by worries over demand growth as a potential political vacuum in Italy revived fears over instability in the debt-plagued euro zone.