
Oil prices hold steady as traders eye U.S. inventory build
(Investing)– Oil prices were steady in European trading on Thursday after touching an almost one-week high in the prior session, as traders weighed an increase in U.S. crude oil inventories. Brent oil futures rose 0.6% to $76.51 per barrel as of 09:10 ET (14:10 GMT), while West Texas Intermediate crude futures advanced by 0.6% to $72.58 a barrel. The American Petroleum Institute (API) reported