Crude-oil futures were sharply lower in Asian trade Monday, extending their slide from last week as positive Chinese trade data and an increase in September crude imports failed to bolster global oil prices. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet crude futures for delivery in November traded at $84.46 a barrel at 0428 GMT, down $1.36 in the Globex electronic session. November Brent crude on London’s ICE Futures exchange fell $1.43 to $88.78 a barrel. Nymex WTI crude lost 4.37% last week and has fallen for two consecutive weeks, while Brent crude has fallen for three consecutive weeks and lost 2.27% last week. Official customs data showed that China’s overall exports and imports in September rose from a year earlier, and topped market expectations, indicating an improvement in the country’s economy. China, the world’s second-largest consumer of oil, also posted a 7.4% increase in September […]