SINGAPORE: Oil prices eased in Asian trade Thursday on weak Chinese trada data, but losses were curbed by upbeat sentiment over US demand and lingering doubts about the full resumption of Libyan exports, analysts said.

New York’s main contract West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for May delivery dropped 27 cents to $103.33 a barrel in afternoon trade and Brent North Sea crude for May slid 40 cents to $107.58.

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