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Urgent: U.S. Oil price retreats on profit-taking

Xinhua, May 2, 2015 Adjust font size:

U.S. oil price fell on Friday as investors took profit following the two-day sharp rise.

Light, sweet crude for June delivery moved down 0.48 U.S. dollars to settle at 59.15 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Endite