LONDON—Oil prices were little changed on Friday, staying on track for weekly gains, with tensions persisting in the Middle East after Israel rejected a ceasefire offer from Hamas.
Brent crude futures slipped 6 cents, or 0.1 percent, to $81.69 a barrel by 0851 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 21 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $76.43 a barrel.
