The latest vote suggests the no count has taken the lead. Shares in ricardo trade higher despite a fall in profits. Chinese stocks hit a high as weak numbers suggest beijing will step up with fresh stimulus measures. Announcer youre watching Worldwide Exchange, bringing you Business News from around the globe. Good morning. Welcome to the show. Were just getting the report through that we had expected from the International Energy agency reporting that oil prices, quote, fell sharply in august. As we know, wti declines by 6. 32 to 96. 08. Brent down to 4. 79 to 103. 40. It says a slowdown in demand growth in the Second Quarter caused by a weaker outlook for europe in china underpibed those downward revisions. It said compared with a year ago, Global Supply was 810 thougs barrels per day. Referencing geopolitics, the iea said while conflijt in iraq and libya show in signs of abating, prices remain muted, that because of weakening demand growth and supply. We will be talking to the bnp s