NEW YORK, June 24 (Reuters) - Brent and U.S. crude futures pared losses
slightly after reports showing durable goods orders in May were up as
expected and that the final first-quarter GDP growth was at 1.9 percent,
matching consensus expectations.
ICE Brent August crude fell 32 cents to $106.94 a barrel by
8:38 a.m. EDT (1238 GMT), trading from $105.67 to $108.70. Prices were down
about 80 cents ahead of the data.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, August crude seesawed and
was down 8 cents at $90.96 a barrel, having traded from $90.52 to $92.34.
Prices were down about 25 cents ahead of the data.
(Reporting by Robert Gibbons; Editing by John Picinich)
