Markets · Commodity markets, August 25

Crude led the tape lower

Tuesday, August 25, 2026. From GEO's evening brief, after the close.

WTI settled at $82.36/bbl, down 3.12%, and Brent at $88.58/bbl, down 3.89%, their sharpest single-day declines in recent sessions as China pushes back against Trump's latest Iran sanctions. Elsewhere, gains ran against oil. Copper rose 1.65% to $6.7140/lb and corn led grains to 523.50¢/bu, up 1.55% on declining yield expectations.

Written with AI from public sources, checked by code, reviewed by GEO. Not investment advice.