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Oil prices extend gains ahead of U.S. inventory data

Xinhua,January 10, 2018 Adjust font size:

NEW YORK, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices continued to rise Tuesday as trader awaited the official data in U.S. crude stockpiles to be released Wednesday.

The West Texas Intermediate for February delivery increased 1.23 U.S. dollars to settle at 62.96 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, while Brent crude for March delivery added 1.04 dollars to close at 68.82 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange. Enditem