NEW YORK, June 14 (Reuters) - Brent crude extended gains to $1 and U.S.
crude futures turned higher on Tuesday after separate reports showed U.S.
retail sales fell less than expected and producer prices rose less than
expected in May.
ICE Brent July crude rose 89 cents to $119.99 a barrel by 8:45
a.m. EDT (1245 GMT), trading from $118.56 to $120.10. Prices were up about
38 cents ahead of the data.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, July crude rose 20 cents to
$97.50 a barrel, trading from $96.50 to $97.78. Prices were down about 18
cents ahead of the reports.
(Reporting by Robert Gibbons; Editing by John Picinich)