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Singapore: Oil prices were little changed in early trading on Tuesday.
Brent crude futures fell 1 cent to $71.82 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures were at $68.07 a barrel, up 3 cents.
Both contracts had fallen by more than 5% over the previous two trading sessions.
Further price direction will come from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) monthly report due to be released later on Tuesday.