Oil mixed in Asian trade

SINGAPORE: Oil prices were mixed in Asian trade Tuesday on geopolitical concerns triggered by a bloody showdown between militants and Algerian forces, with weaker crude demand capping gains. New...

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Oil mixed in Asian trade
SINGAPORE: Oil prices were mixed in Asian trade Tuesday on geopolitical concerns triggered by a bloody showdown between militants and Algerian forces, with weaker crude demand capping gains.

New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in February, was down six cents to $95.50 a barrel while Brent North Sea crude for March delivery gained 19 cents to $111.90.