Crude oil futures extended a decline in mid-morning trade in Asia on Sept. 6 after a weaker-than-expected US employment report heightened near-term demand concerns. At 10:49 am Singapore time (0249 GMT), the ICE November Brent futures contract was down 99 cents (1.36%) from the previous close at $71.62/b, while the NYMEX October light sweet crude contract was down 91 cents (1.31%) at $68.38/b. Both markers fell after US Department of Labor data released late Sept. 3 showed nonfarm payrolls rose by 235,000 jobs in August, down sharply from the 1.05 million increase reported in July and well below market expectations of a rise of more than 700,000. “I think sentiments are largely following through from the US August jobs report, which underperformed expectations by a wide margin,” IG market strategist Yeap Jun Rong told S&P Global Platts Sept. […]