Oil fell to a 6-week low on supply surge, China slowdown

On Thursday, oil was traded near a 6-week low on U.S. supply data, which added the most since March, and slowdown in Chinese manufacturing activity. On the NYMEX, October delivery futures for crude were traded at USD90.66 per barrel, which was the lowest since August 6. November delivery contracts declined by 0.3% to trade at USD92.04.