: Oil prices finish higher, supported by weakness in the dollar as U.S. inflation eases

Oil futures finished higher on Thursday, with a pullback in the U.S. dollar helping prices post their first gain in four sessions after U.S. economic data revealed a slowdown in U.S. inflation for October. U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for December delivery CLZ22 rose 64 cents, or nearly 0.8%, to settle at $86.47 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange after settling Wednesday at a more than two-week low.

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