Published June 15, 2017 2:46pm EDT | Updated June 15, 2017 3:08pm EDT

Oil Settles Under $45 a Barrel For a Second-straight Session

Oil prices settled under $45 a barrel Thursday for a second-straight session. Prices held ground at their lowest finish since mid-November, pressured by concerns surrounding strength in U.S. production and weak domestic gasoline demand in the midst of summer driving season. July WTI crude lost 27 cents, or 0.6%, to settle $44.46 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the lowest finish since Nov. 14, according to FactSet data.