Commodities Oil holds above $50/barrel on U.S. stocks draw, Brexit deal hopes Updated : December 24, 2020 04:51 PM IST Brent crude futures were down 40 cents, or 0.8 percent, to $50.80 a barrel at 1100 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was down 36 cents, or 0.75 percent, to $47.76.