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Oil falls for a fifth day as Goldman sees crude at $45 by October

Futures dropped as much as 1.7 per cent in New York, extending a 2.4 per cent decline in the past four sessions

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Oil slid in New York for a fifth day as Goldman Sachs Group said a continuing surplus will send prices back down to $45 a barrel by October.

Futures dropped as much as 1.7 per cent in New York, extending a 2.4 per cent decline in the past four sessions. Crude is poised to revisit earlier lows as producers' easy access to cash will prolong a surplus and weigh on prices later this year, according to Goldman Sachs.

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First Published: May 19 2015 | 10:12 PM IST

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