SINGAPORE: Oil prices dipped in Asia Friday, pulling back further from the psychological $50 level as traders took profit and expectations of tighter global supply receded.

At about 0245 GMT, US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for July delivery was down 29 cents at $49.19 a barrel while Brent North Sea crude, the European standard, was 33 cents lower at $49.26.

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