Expectations of a lower price for Brent crude oil kept keep indices treading water in early Thursday trading, relatively unchanged to start the day. Brent crude oil prices ended Wednesday at $66.81, down 1 percent for the day. Brent traded Thursday at $66.87, relatively stable for the month. European economy data helped the early Wednesday rally, though suggestions markets were still weighed heavily on the supply side pushed prices down through the trading day. The U.S. Energy Information Administration in a market report for May said it expected Brent crude oil prices would average around $63 per barrel, a 14.5 percent increase from its April prediction, for the second half of the year. Stronger global demand, an expected slump in U.S. oil production and continued […]