Oil steady after wild swing, stocks diverge in thin trading

Oil steady after wild price swings

LONDON - Oil prices steadied and stocks diverged Friday in thin holiday trading, as investors awaited the next move in the Middle East crisis and digested corporate earnings.

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International oil benchmark Brent edged back up to around $111 per barrel following Thursday's wild swings on worries about a resumption of hostilities in the Middle East.

Oil steady after wild swing, stocks diverge in thin trading

Oil prices steadied and stocks diverged Friday in thin holiday trading, as investors awaited the next move in the Middle East crisis and digested corporate earnings.