
Slight Rise in Oil PricesSingapore, 1 Oct (ONA) — Oil prices steadied in early trade today after two consecutive days of losses. Brent crude futures for December delivery rose 12 cents to $66.15 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose by 12 cents to $62.49 a barrel. On Monday, Brent and WTI both settled more than 3% lower, their sharpest daily declines since Aug. 1. On Tuesday, they each fell at least 1.5% further. — Ends/AH