Oil price falls over 1%

Oil slipped more than 1 percent on Monday as concern eased about the Israel-Hamas war affecting supply from the region and as investors adopted caution ahead of this week's U.S. Federal Reserve meeting and other indications of global economic health.

Crude had jumped 3 percent on Friday after Israel stepped up ground incursions into Gaza, stoking worries the conflict could expand in a region that accounts for a third of global oil output. However, that concern was fading on Monday, analysts said.

"There is a propensity for market users in all their guises to have at least some oil length going into the weekends and when the fear of conflict spread shows no validation come the early hours of Monday mornings' openings, that fear hedge is ordinarily unwound," said John Evans of oil broker PVM.

Brent crude futures dropped 95 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $89.53 a barrel by 1217 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was down $1.12, or 1.3 percent, at $84.42.

"Despite an escalation in the Hamas-Israel war, the ground invasion was widely expected," said CMC Markets analyst Tina Teng. "The weekend playout signals no further expansion into a wider regional war, which caused a retreat in oil prices."

On Monday, Palestinians in northern Gaza reported fierce air and artillery strikes as Israeli troops backed by tanks pressed into the enclave with a ground assault.

As well as the Middle East, investors are focused on the outcome of Wednesday's Federal Reserve meeting.