Brent oil slipped to $46:99 per barrel in Asian trade Tuesday morning as investors took profits after prices climbed more than 3% in the previous session.

The dollar was also weighing on oil prices after rising against a basket of currencies, suggesting markets were judging Democrat Hillary Clinton as the winner in the first US presidential debate with Republican candidate Donald Trump.

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