Oil prices dropped after touching the $90 per barrel mark on Thursday as traders awaited clarity on potential OPEC+ cuts next week and as the dollar eased off 20-year highs.
Brent crude futures settled at $88.49 per barrel for a loss of 0.9%, after earlier rising as high as $90.12. U.S. crude futures for November ended the day 1.1% lower at $81.23 per barrel.
Leading members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, known as OPEC+, have begun discussions about an oil output cut at their next meeting on Oct. 5, three sources told Reuters.