Brent falls as China's manufacturing sector weakens

The European benchmark Brent crude declined on Monday trading session after an industry report showed that the world's second largest economy manufacturing sector weakened in April and as inventories in the U.S. increased last week. Brent for settlement in June slipped as much as $0.40 to $108.28 per barrel on the London's ICE Futures Europe exchange by 1:44 p.m.