Crude prices ease in Asia

SINGAPORE: Oil prices eased in Asian trade Wednesday as investors locked in profits after recent sharp gains while keeping a close eye on international tensions over Russia´s absorption of Ukraine´s Crimea region.

New York´s main contract, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for April delivery, was down 25 cents to $99.45 in afternoon trade, and Brent North Sea crude dropped two cents to $106.77 for its May contract