Oil prices extend losses into second session on weak China data
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Tuesday, after heavy losses in the previous session, as two days of weak Chinese data added to worries about the top crude oil importer's energy demand growth. Brent crude fell 47 cents, or 0.79%, to $58.88 a barrel by 0527 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude dropped 40 cents, or 0.75%, to $53.19. China has been hit by poor economic data for two straight days. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported on Tuesday that China's..