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Oil rises but set for weekly loss as economic uncertainty weighs

Brent futures were up 50 cents, or 0.6%, at $81.60 a barrel by 11:30 a.m. EDT (1530 GMT). West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) was up 49 cents, or 0.7%, at $77.87.

April 21, 2023 / 21:54 IST
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Oil prices edged higher on Friday on strong economic data in the euro zone and Britain, but futures were on track for a weekly loss as interest rate uncertainty weighed.

Brent futures were up 50 cents, or 0.6%, at $81.60 a barrel by 11:30 a.m. EDT (1530 GMT). West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) was up 49 cents, or 0.7%, at $77.87.

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Brent was on track for a weekly loss of 5.5%, while WTI was set to fall 5.7%.

Both benchmarks had slid by more than 2% on Thursday – to their lowest since the unexpected announcement in early April of production cuts by some OPEC countries – on recession fears and swelling U.S. gasoline inventories.