NEW YORK: Oil prices bounced around before finishing higher Tuesday (Aug 11) while global stocks were mixed as markets awaited a key inflation report expected to influence upcoming monetary policy decisions.Crude prices initially rose more than two per cent on hardening rhetoric between th

Brent crude added 0.9 per cent to US$84.32 a barrel as shipping through the vital waterway remained at a trickle, while US crude rose 0.7 per cent to US$78.74 a barrel.

(Bloomberg) -- A rally in oil prices left stocks wavering while bond yields climbed, with trader anxiety building just days ahead of key inflation reports.