NEW YORK, July 20 (Reuters) - U.S. and Brent crude oil
futures pared gains on Wednesday after Wall Street opened below
market expectations, traders said.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude for August
delivery , which expires at the session's close, was up
38 cents at $97.88 a barrel by 9:43 a.m. EDT (1343 GMT). Before
Wall Street opened, it was up 86 cents at $98.36.
In London, ICE Brent September crude was up 80
cents at $117.86 a barrel. Before the U.S. equities market
opened, it had been up $1.13 at $118.19.
(Reporting by Gene Ramos; Editing by Dale Hudson)