Oil futures ended slightly lower Monday, failing to hang on to early gains as Nigerian oil workers agreed to suspend a strike. West Texas Intermediate crude for January delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell 14 cents, or 0.2%, to end at $57.16 a barrel. Bloomberg reported that Nigerian oil workers agreed to reopen talks with management next week.
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