U.S. oil futures fall, prompting a turn lower in prices for the week

U.S. oil futures ended with a loss on Friday to turn lower for the week, pressured by an unexpected climb in U.S. crude inventories as a reported resurgence of cases in China renewed worries about a slowdown in energy demand. March West Texas Intermediate crude
CLH21,
-2.16%
fell 86 cents, or 1.6%, to settle at $52.27 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices lost 0.2% for the week, based on last Friday’s settlement of $52.36 for the February contract, which expired on Wednesday.