 That includes fixing the country's sluggish economy resulting from the UK's exit from the European Union dubbed Brexit, COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine. The election also showed the country's two main parties are not as dominant as they once were, with many cabinet members losing their seats. Critical futures prices closed down slightly today. Oil fell 72 cents a barrel to end the session at 83.16 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.