Oil prices steadied in early Asian trading on Tuesday following a decline of more than 2% in the previous session, as investors booked profits after two consecutive weeks of gains.
Brent crude futures slipped nine cents, or 0.1%, to $92.16 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate edged up one cent to $85.02 a barrel.
Both contracts had fallen more than 2% on Monday, with WTI dropping to its lowest level in a week as profit-taking reversed a rally that had built over the preceding fortnight.
