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Oil prices have come down sharply on Tuesday on the New York market, signing their second straight session of declines and displaying the entire month of August, their first monthly decline since May.

The October contract on the U.S. light crude ended down $ 2.78, or 3.72%, to $ 71.92 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

At the time of closing in New York, a barrel of Brent crude fell by $ 2.11, or 2.75%, to 74.49 dollars.

Throughout the month, a barrel of crude oil shows a decline of 7.03 dollars, or 8.9%, the largest decline in percentage terms since May

Oil prices are hurt by concerns about slowing growth, weak demand and rising inventories.

"The volatility associated with the end of the month has lowered future today," said Mark Waggoner of Excel Futures.

Traders now await the figures of the American Institute of Petroleum on a weekly inventory in the U.S. that must be disclosed in the evening.

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