A man walks past an electronic stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, February 9, 2018. It has declined 16 percent from a top hit on Jan. 29.U.S. retailers have been stocking up consumer goods from China before hikes in tariff, piling up inventories. From now their costs are seen rising next year. crude fell as low as $48.52 per barrel on Tuesday, its lowest since September last year and last stood at $49.00, down 1.8 percent on the day.Brent crude oil futures lost 92 cents, or 1.5 percent, to $58.69 per barrel.

Source: Egypt Today December 18, 2018 06:56 UTC