emirates7 - Oil prices turned lower on Thursday as traders took profits.

After initially rising ​for a fourth straight session, Brent crude futures slipped 24 cents, or 0.28 percent, to $84.95 a barrel as of 0435 GMT, while ​US West Texas Intermediate futures fell 15 cents, or 0.19 percent, to $79.45 a barrel.

Brent had gained almost $1 earlier in the session, and both contracts remained close to one-month highs.