Brent oil hits lowest since August; dollar dips

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brent crude oil prices hit their lowest since late August on Wednesday on worries about growing U.S. stockpiles, while the U.S. dollar took a breather from recent gains. U.S. stocks were mostly lower in choppy trading, with the drop in oil prices weighing on energy shares. European shares ended up 0.7 percent.