International oil prices fell by more than 4.6%.
On October 9th, as of the close of the 8th, the light crude oil futures price for November delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell by $3.57 to close at $73.57 per barrel, a decrease of 4.63%; the London Brent crude oil futures price for December delivery fell by $3.75 to close at $77.18 per barrel, a decrease of 4.63%.