Baku – APA-Economics. Benchmark U.S. crude for August delivery was up 62 cents at $100.58 a barrel at 0720 GMT in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell 95 cents to $99.96 on Tuesday.
Brent crude, a benchmark for international oils, dropped 96 cents to $106.02 on the ICE exchange in London.