NEW YORK, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices eased on Tuesday, after both U.S. crude and Brent posted solid gains in the previous session.

The West Texas Intermediate for December delivery ticked down 0.15 U.S. dollar to settle at 57.20 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, while Brent crude for January delivery lost 0.58 dollar to close at 63.69 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.