Energy commodities apart from natural gas slid on Tuesday after dismal manufacturing data release from the US. Increased cautiousness in the markets ahead of the ECB press conference due on Thursday also weighted down on the commodity group.
Crude oil was the top-loser on potential demand decline amid weak manufacturing activity worldwide. Meanwhile, traders await US inventory data due on Thursday.
Brent oil ended Tuesday's session on the negative note despite output cuts in the Caribbean region. Isaac, the tropical storm, halted about 50% of the US offshore oil output in the Gulf of Mexico.
Natural gas was the only gainer, hovering near one-month high as storm activity in the Gulf of Mexico renewed and threatens to disrupt production. Last week, the hurricane stopped 75% of natural gas production in the Gulf of Mexico.
Heating oil followed crude and Brent oil's trend, sliding 1.05% ahead of the US inventory data.