TOKYO: OilNSE 2.62 % prices were mixed on Friday after big gains a day earlier when the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicted crude stockpiles would start to shrink in second-half 2020 after surging while the coronavirus pandemic slashed fuel demand.
Brent crude was up 1 cent at $31.13 a barrel by 0115 GMT, after rising nearly 7US on Thursday. The global benchmark is roughly flat on the week after rising for the previous two weeks.
Giving up earlier gains, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil was down 13 cents, or 0.5US, at $27.43 a barrel, having jumped 9US in the previous session. WTI is still heading for a third weekly gain, up more than 10US.
