Oil mixed in Asia

Positive US jobs data providing support to prices but stronger greenback weighing them down

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Last Updated : Jan 25 2013 | 4:04 AM IST
I / Singapore August 10, 2012, 9:28 IST

Crude was mixed in Asia today, with positive US jobs data providing support to prices but a stronger greenback weighing them down, analysts said.

New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in September, rose a cent to $93.37 a barrel while Brent North Sea crude for September delivery fell four cents to $113.18.

"Despite the optimism over US employment, a strong US dollar kept a lid on prices," IG Markets said in a report.

Official data yesterday showed weekly US jobless claims fell to 361,000 - a sign of moderate strength in the world's biggest economy and largest oil consumer's employment market, despite a second-quarter lull in hiring.

However, a stronger greenback was preventing dollar-priced crude from making more gains as it was deterring traders using other currencies such as the euro.

The single currency bought $1.2295 in early Asian trade compared to $1.2301 in the US late yesterday.

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First Published: Aug 10 2012 | 9:28 AM IST