August WTI crude oil futures were down 0.75% at $ 40.89 a barrel.

Futures for Brent crude for September delivery fell 0.57% to $ 43.54 per barrel.

Earlier, the deputy head of the Alpari information and analytical center Natalya Milchakova, speaking in an interview with oilcapital.ru about the prospects for oil prices, noted that by the end of the year the figure could rise to $ 50 per barrel.