Oil slips more than 1% as talks continue on ending Iran war

Newswire reports that global oil prices fell by more than 7% on Monday, describing the decline as the sharpest one-day drop in months. Its teaser attributes the fall to hopes for a diplomatic breakthrough between the United States and Iran.

Ada Derana reports in separate headlines that oil prices dropped amid hopes of a US-Iran detente and progress in talks to end the war. Other Ada Derana headlines describe declines of almost 4% and more than 1% as discussions continued.

An Ada Derana headline says investors were also awaiting the results of the US midterm elections. The reports provide no further details on the negotiations, the election timing or oil benchmarks.

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