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Oil prices inched up on Friday.
The West Texas Intermediate for December delivery added 31 cents, or 0.34 percent, to settle at 90.83 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for January delivery gained 3 cents, or 0.03 percent, to settle at 98.32 U.S. dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.
Crude futures settle higher
The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Friday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.74 percent to 102.298 at 15:00 (2000 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro fell to 1.1140 dollars from 1.1225 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound dropped to 1.3351 dollars from 1.3459 U.S. dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 158.49 Japanese yen, higher than 157.85 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar advanced to 0.8206 Swiss francs from 0.8165 Swiss francs, and it increased to 1.4132 Canadian dollars from 1.3998 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar was up to 9.8988 Swedish Kronor from 9.7948 Swedish Kronor.
U.S. dollar ticks up
