NEW YORK, Oct 3 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures went
briefly positive while Brent crude futures rose back to even
from earlier losses, lifted by better-than-expected U.S.
manufacturing data and short-covering, traders said.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude for November
delivery rose back 7 cents higher to $79.27 a barrel by
11:36 a.m. EDT (1536 GMT), after having fallen to a session low
of $76.85, down $2.35, or 2.97 percent. By 11:40 a.m. EDT, it
was down 42 cents, or 0.53 percent, at $78.78,
In London, ICE November Brent crude bounced back to
$102.76, after hitting a session low of $100.71, down $2.05, or
1.99 percent. It later traded at $102.36, down 40 cents, or
0.39 cent.
(Reporting by Gene Ramos)
