Oil prices dip ahead of US stocks data




Oil prices slipped on Tuesday ahead of data shedding light on U.S. appetite for fuel during the summer driving season, with the Brent benchmark's price structure indicating bulls are retreating.

By 0916 GMT, Brent crude futures were down 41 cents, or 0.6%, at $73.77 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures fell 42 cents, or 0.6%, to $68.95 a barrel, erasing some earlier gains.

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