Crude futures settle mixed

NEW YORK, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices settled mixed on Wednesday.

The West Texas Intermediate for January delivery dropped 5 cents, or 0.07 percent, to settle at 68.72 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for January delivery gained 2 cents, or 0.03 percent, to settle at 72.83 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.