Crude oil futures slide amid demand concerns; eyes on Russia-Ukraine talks

Crude oil futures slipped in midafternoon Asian trade March 29 as investors continued to fret over China’s COVID-19 lockdowns that could ravage the country’s energy demand. At 3:33 pm Singapore time (0733 GMT), the ICE May Brent futures contract dipped 14 cents/b (0.12%) from the previous close at $112.34/b while the NYMEX May light sweet crude contract edged down 30…