Oil prices were steady on Thursday as an unexpected build in U.S. gasoline inventories offset a higher than forecast draw in crude stocks.  Brent crude for August delivery LCOc1 was up 2 cents at $63.51 a barrel by 0648 GMT (0248 EDT), after ending the previous day down 96 cents, or 1.5 percent. The benchmark rose 22 cents earlier in the session.  U.S. crude for delivery in August CLc1 was down 14 cents at $60.13 a barrel, after finishing Wednesday down 74 cents, or 1.2 percent.  “The market is disappointed with last night’s numbers,” said Mike McCarthy, chief market strategist at Sydney’s CMC Markets.

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