NEW YORK, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices advanced on Thursday.
The West Texas Intermediate for June delivery added 1.84 U.S. dollars, or 3.17 percent, to settle at 59.91 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for July delivery went up 1.72 dollars, or 2.81 percent, to settle at 62.84 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.
