Published May 9, 2016 2:38pm EDT | Updated May 9, 2016 5:04pm EDT

Oil Futures End Lower As Wildfire Threats Downplayed

Oil futures ended lower Monday, with analysts tying weakness to uncertainty over Saudi oil policy after the country replaced its oil minister and decreased worries about the impact of wildfires on Canadian oil output. Crude oil for June delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell $1.22, or 2.7%, to end at $43.44 a barrel.