Brent crude settles at $89.03, shedding $1.71 in a 1.88% session decline

$89.03 per barrel: Brent crude futures settled there, posting a loss of $1.71 or 1.88% on the day. The numbers reconcile cleanly: $89.03 plus $1.71 equals $90.74, the implied prior settlement and the exact level from which the 1.88%…