New York's main contract, West Texas Intermediate for delivery in September, dipped to US$104.3 a barrel in mid-morning trade and Brent North Sea crude for September inched by to US$107.18. Oil prices were mixed in Asian trade ahead of a US central bank meeting and the release of key economic data from the world's biggest economy. Market players eagerly await release of US second quarter gross domestic product figures, manufacturing data and a jobs report for clues about the health of the world's biggest oil consuming nation.
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