November 2, 2002	Saturday	Sha’aban 26,1423

LONDON, Nov 1: Oil prices were little changed on Friday as traders eyed signs that the United Nations Security Council was close to agreeing a new resolution on Iraq.

Reference Brent North Sea crude oil for December stood at $25.76 a barrel here in late trading against $25.72 at the end of the previous session.

In New York, the benchmark light sweet crude Dec contract edged up eight cents to $27.30 a barrel in early deals.—AFP