Oil settles lower a third day on jobs slump - Reuters

NEW YORK, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Crude oil prices fell a third straight day on Friday, weighed down by a weak U.S. jobs report that also pulled Wall Street lower.

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But the dollar's .DXY broad slump and weakness against the euro EUR= tempered oil's losses, and prices managed to settle above $80 a barrel, a higher finish versus a week ago.

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Prices, which settled on Tuesday at a three-month high above $82, finished the week up $1.75, or 2.21 percent from last Friday's $78.95 settlement. Crude hit as high as $82.97 a barrel on Wednesday -- the highest since May 4 -- before ending that session lower following a government report showed a sharp rise in gasoline and distillate stocks last week.

Oil settles lower a third day on jobs slump - Reuters