Oil prices were largely steady yesterday and looked set to finish the week with modest gains after losing almost 10% last week on concerns that an Opec production cut was failing to reduce a global supply overhang.

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Oil prices climbed more than one dollar a barrel today and settled at their highest level in more than seven months as geopolitical friction kept traders nervous about supplies.