NEW YORK, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices advanced on Tuesday.
The West Texas Intermediate for April delivery increased 75 cents, or 0.91 percent, to settle at 83.47 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for May delivery went up 49 cents, or 0.56 percent, to settle at 87.38 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange. ■
