LONDON, July 3 : Oil prices were steady on Friday and little changed for the week as traders held on to hopes that attempts to secure peace in the Middle East between the United States and Iran would succeed.Brent futures were up 17 cents, or 0.24 per cent, to $71.97 a barrel at 0932 GMT. West Texas Intermedi

Brent crude futures were up 50 cents, or 0.69%, at $73.45 a barrel at 1208 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 63 cents, or 0.91%, to $70.13 a barrel.

LONDON, July 3 : Oil prices were steady on Friday and little changed for the week as traders held on to hopes that attempts to secure peace in the Middle East between the United…