NEW YORK, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices climbed on Wednesday.
The West Texas Intermediate for July delivery gained 74 cents, or 0.97 percent, to settle at 76.79 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for August delivery went up 59 cents, or 0.75 percent, to settle at 79.55 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.
