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World oil prices fell from two-and-a-half year highs in Asia today as traders reaped gains from the rally.
Investors were also awaiting an expected interest rate hike from the European Central Bank (ECB), a move seen to boost the euro and make dollar-priced oil cheaper.
New York’s main contract, light sweet crude for May, fell 45 cents to $107.89 per barrel. Brent North Sea crude for May delivery retreated 55 cents to $121.67 after touching $122.89 in intraday trade on Tuesday — its highest level since August 2008 — before closing at $122.22.
“I think it’s just a very technical selloff after Brent hit $122 which is the highest level since August 2008,” said Ms Serene Lim, oil and gas analyst for ANZ bank in Singapore.
She added that crude oil traders were looking to the ECB meeting tomorrow, where a hike in the central bank’s interest rates was widely expected to be announced.
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