LONDON—Oil prices eased on Thursday as traders warily watched for signs of progress on talks to raise the U.S. debt ceiling, after surging in the previous session on optimism over U.S. fuel demand.
Brent crude futures dipped 37 cents, or 0.5 percent, to $76.59 a barrel as of 0841 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude dropped 34 cents, or 0.5 percent, to $72.49 a barrel.
