Crude-oil futures slipped in Asian trade Friday on a stronger U.S. dollar and on lower oil demand forecast by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet crude futures for delivery in December traded at $77.62 a barrel at 0449 GMT, down $0.29 in the Globex electronic session. December Brent crude on London’s ICE Futures exchange fell $0.45 to $82.41 a barrel. Oil has been under pressure from the greenback after positive economic data from the U.S. this week. Financial markets are looking to U.S. nonfarm payroll data expected later today for more cues. OPEC expects its crude production to fall by 1.8 million barrels a day by the end of 2017 to 28.2 million barrels a day, it said in its annual outlook report. “In general, it is expected that the U.S. recovery will provide a significant support […]