NEW YORK, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices advanced on Thursday.
The West Texas Intermediate for July delivery added 1.48 U.S. dollars, or 2.0 percent, to settle at 75.55 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for August delivery went up 1.46 dollars, or 1.86 percent, to settle at 79.87 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange. ■
