NEW YORK, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices advanced on Tuesday.
The West Texas Intermediate for April delivery went up 1.29 U.S. dollars, or 1.66 percent, to settle at 78.87 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for April delivery added 1.12 dollars, or 1.36 percent, to settle at 83.65 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.
