Muscat: Oil prices stabilized as the stability of the U.S. labour market strengthened the Federal Reserve’s position to keep interest rates unchanged, while investors await clarity on President Donald Trump’s plans for tariffs on various countries.
Brent crude futures rose 1 cent, or 0.01 percent, to $68.81 a barrel.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 3 cents, or 0.04 percent, to $67.03.
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