NEW YORK, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices settled mixed on Thursday.
The West Texas Intermediate for July delivery dropped 19 cents, or 0.25 percent, to settle at 76.60 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for August delivery gained 30 cents, or 0.38 percent, to settle at 79.85 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.
