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Oil prices climb on falling inventories

Xinhua,January 05, 2018 Adjust font size:

NEW YORK, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices rose on Thursday as data showed U.S. crude inventories declined last week.

The West Texas Intermediate for February Delivery added 0.38 dollar to settle at 62.01 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, while Brent crude for March delivery gained 0.23 dollar to close at 68.07 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange. Enditem