Brent slipped toward USD 105.6 a barrel after rising over 7 per cent over the previous two sessions, while West Texas Intermediate traded below USD 94, amid hopes of restored Middle East flows

Yemen's Houthi rebels on Wednesday also claimed that their forces shot down a Chinese-made Wing Loong II armed reconnaissance drone allegedly belonging to Saudi Arabia while it was carrying out “hostile missions” over Mocha in Taiz Governorate