Muscat: Oil prices slipped in early trade today, extending losses from last week. Brent futures fell 20 cents, or 0.3%, to $74.23 per barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures lost 28 cents, or 0.4%, to $70.12 a barrel.

Muscat: Gold prices steadied near an all-time high today, supported by concerns over US President Donald Trump’s tariff plans, while the focus shifted to a key US inflation report. Spot gold was stable at $2,934.82 an ounce, while US gold

Muscat: The US dollar declined in today’s trading to its weakest level in more than two months, while the European currency, the euro, rose: Against a basket of currencies, the dollar fell to a more than two-month low of 106.12.