# Brent Crude Falls Below $105 as WTI Drops 2.21% Intraday

By Enna Lee

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Published: 2026-10-19T07:38:07.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-19T07:38:07.000Z
Section: Investing

> Brent was down 2.43% intraday; WTI stood at $96.76 per barrel.

Brent crude fell below $105 per barrel on Oct. 19 as both major oil benchmarks declined intraday, with U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) at $96.76 per barrel.

Brent was down 2.43% intraday, while WTI fell 2.21% intraday. Brent’s decline was 0.22 percentage point steeper than WTI’s.

Brent is widely used as a global crude benchmark, while WTI is a U.S. benchmark priced at Cushing, Oklahoma.