Crude-oil futures were choppy in Asian trade Tuesday after sharp overnight losses as markets continue to look for cues that could drive prices higher. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet crude futures for delivery in December traded at $77.08 a barrel at 0423 GMT, down $0.32 in the Globex electronic session. December Brent crude on London’s ICE Futures exchange fell $0.28 to $82.06 a barrel. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, had settled at its lowest since October 2010 and is still under pressure after Kuwait’s oil minister said he doesn’t expect the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to cut output. Traders said oil prices will remain choppy in the run up to OPEC’s highly anticipated meeting on November 27. Meanwhile, weekly U.S. oil inventory data will be delayed by a day due to the Veterans Day holiday. On tap Wednesday is the launch […]