Crude futures settle mixed

NEW YORK, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices settled mixed on Monday.

The West Texas Intermediate for April delivery dropped 8 cents, or 0.1 percent, to settle at 77.93 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for May delivery increased 13 cents, or 0.16 percent, to settle at 82.21 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.