Brent holds steady above $91

Forecast: a predicted drop in US crude inventories helped support prices ahead of a European Union summit

Brent crude held steady above $91 per barrel on Tuesday as short-covering and forecasts of a drop in US crude inventories offset worries that a European summit would be unable to produce a concrete solution to the region's debt crisis.

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