Oil futures end lower as OPEC maintains production levels

Oil futures ended with heavy losses Friday, falling after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed to keep pumping crude at current levels despite a global glut. Nymex West Texas Intermediate futures for January delivery fell $1.11, or 2.7%, to settle at $39.97 a barrel.

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