Oil prices dipped on Monday as traders took profits after three weeks of gains and as a jump in the dollar late last week was priced into fuel markets. Front-month Brent crude was trading at $44.80 per barrel at 0710 GMT, down 31 cents from its last settlement. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures were down 35 cents at $43.38 a barrel. Analysts said the price drops were a result of cashing in after three weeks of rising prices. “I guess (there’s been) some profit taking after a strong rally into the end of last week,” said Virendra Chauhan of Energy Aspects in Singapore. Market data shows that the amount of open positions betting on rising WTI prices rose to levels last seen in June 2015 last week, while bets taken […]