Brent holds above $86 as buyers slowly return

Brent crude futures steadied above $86 a barrel on Wednesday, clinging to gains from the previous session as buyers gradually returned to a market hammered to four-year lows by abundant supply. Expectations that oil demand may pick up in the near term have helped the crude benchmark regain ground after weeks of steep losses that have cut the price by a quarter since June. "Brent has been ...