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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