NEW YORK, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices climbed on Thursday.
The West Texas Intermediate for January delivery increased by 72 cents, or 1.22 percent, to settle at 59.67 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for February delivery went up 59 cents, or 0.94 percent, to settle at 63.26 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.
