Oil prices keep overnight gains as demand hopes offset US stock build

Oil prices keep overnight gains as demand hopes offset US stock build

Brent crude slipped 21 cents, or 0.3%, to $72.02 a barrel at 0133 GMT, after rising 4.2% in the previous session. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 18 cents, or 0.3%, to $70.12 a barrel, after rising 4.6% on Wednesday.