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Oil prices fall further on growing Omicron concerns, uncertainty

Brent crude futures settled down $1.50 (Sh129.95), or two per cent, at $73.52 (Sh8,307) a barrel. [Courtesy]

Oil prices fell on Friday and were also down on the week as surging cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant raised fears that new restrictions may hit fuel demand.

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