Oil prices declined, with West Texas Intermediate (WTI), a U.S. crude benchmark, falling below $100 a barrel to $97.50, down 3.91%. Brent crude dropped 2.2% to $101.97 a barrel. European equities moved higher, led by gains in the Euro Stoxx 50, the U.K.'s FTSE 100 and Germany's DAX 40. Gold fell 0.33% to $4,360.01 an ounce, while the dollar-yen exchange rate rose 0.35% to 157.31 yen. ODaily reported the market moves on September 21.