Oil prices slipped in Asian trade on Monday, hit by a strong dollar and signs that global crude supply is holding up even as unplanned outages rise to at least a five-year high. In a further sign of abundant supply the number of rigs operated by U.S. drillers was steady last week for the first time this year. Brent futures LCOc1 were down 14 cents at $48.58 a barrel as of 0154 GMT, after ending the previous session 9 cents down. U.S. crude futures CLc1 fell 25 cents to $48.16 a barrel, after settling down 41 cents in the previous session. The dollar index .DXY was marginally lower in early trade on Monday after gaining for a third straight week last week. That came as U.S. crude […]